A former US Army officer with a wonderful wife and family, I’m a software architect and engineer, currently CTO and Chief Architect of a software startup.

Writer, journalist. Commentary: Washington Post, Economist, Daily Beast, New York Times, Seattle Times, Crosscut, The Stranger. 22.5 million views, Quora.

Climate Risks Series Editor - Springer Nature, 2% Top Influential Scientist: "provides a compass for navigating the intricate landscape of our evolving world"

I write about literature, art, ecology, philosophy, memory, and imagination. I reserve a right to diversify, diverge, surprise, or change my mind; I often do.

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