This is my personal blog. Posts will generally focus on whatever I happen to be interested in at a particular time in my life and want to share with others. Topics might include statistics, physics, space, science, trees, coding, travel, or outdoor adventures.

Most Recent Blog Post:

  • Sep 26, 2026

    Bikepacking the Idaho Backcountry: McCall, Big Creek, Warren, and Burgdorf

    In late September, a group of six of us (Dan, Jordan, Boris, Hazel, Rylan, and I) flew to Boise for a three-day gravel bikepacking loop through the mountains of central Idaho. Starting and ending in McCall, we rode remote dirt roads and singletrack through Yellow Pine, Big Creek, Warren, and...

Good News

Several of my blog posts focus on highlighting the “good news” of the world. The world is becoming objectively better over time, yet the news is filled with death, decay, and despair. To re-focus attention onto the positives in the world, this blog aims to highlight one good thing in the world each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Generally, the topic should be relevant within ten years in the past or future (no “we’re better than the Neanderthals!”), be relatively certain in outcome (no “nuclear fusion in 5 years!”), and have a positive impact on a large portion of humanity (no “a firefighter saved a cat from a tree in Po-Dunk, KS!”). “Positive Impact” is hard to define, but this blog will generally take a medium-term secular humanist approach looking at human health, happiness, agency, freedom, and sustainability.

Archives:

  • 04 Apr 2018   Hunger is declining worldwide
  • 02 Apr 2018   LGBT acceptance is increasing
  • 30 Mar 2018   Cell phones give opportunity in Africa
  • 28 Mar 2018   We're protecting Earth's land and sea
  • 26 Mar 2018   Renewable energy is dirt cheap
  • 23 Mar 2018   People are living longer

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