technical storyteller · data scientist · librarian · author · podcaster

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I help developers learn and tell stories that make technical complexity feel human.

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Found in the Machine

Episode 17: Dead Reckoning: The Globus and Voskhod 2

September 1, 2026

A narrative podcast about the forgotten people, decisions, and accidents that quietly shaped the digital world.

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Forthcoming Book

Cover of The Universe in Thirteen Graphs

University of Chicago Press · March 2027

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Speaking

Talks on Python tooling, AI/ML evaluation, open source, and the history of computing. More than 20 conference presentations and invited lectures, including PyData, SciPy, JupyterCon, SIAM, the American Astronomical Society, and Harvard University.

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