Curiosity
Research
Weird and wonderful rabbit holes I find myself in. Original work at the frontier, from bioelectric morphogenesis to how coordination emerges in artificial systems.
2026
Stranded or Fungible? Testing the Thermodynamic Computing Moat
Extropic's thermodynamic hardware bets its energy-based-model advantage is stranded. On the axis this study can measure, the moat looks more like a head start.
2026
Hard Limits on Sparse Bioelectric Control
Bioelectric repair is treated as a dose problem. It is a dimensionality problem: below a critical number of independent intervention sites, no amount of stimulation can work.
2025
Culture Without Function: Emergent Coordination in Artificial Systems
Modeling emergent coordination through costly signals and social learning