Dec 31, 2014 — My Definition of "Art" vs. "Something Else" — For years I’ve struggled with trying to define (for myself) the difference between “art,” and visualizations that (while of course they fit in the domain of art) I find inspiring or meaningful. I want to start with the understanding that... Read more

Dec 30, 2014 — Dynamic Rendering of Brain Atlas SVG for D3 Work — I was using traditional python tools to convert a brain atlas into an svg for use in a d3 visualization. Here is an example image (very pretty!) But when you look at the svg data in a text editor, I... Read more

Dec 13, 2014 — Backing Up Google Site — I keep my research wiki on a Google Site, and have been saving PDFs of the pages over the years as a backup.  This seems like a pretty time intensive, and inefficient strategy.  There is a nice tool called “google-data-liberation”... Read more

Nov 25, 2014 — Auditory Learning — I had an interesting experience today.  I was concentrating heavily on removing the scaffolding from a 3d model.  It fit nicely in the palm of my hand, and I was carefully prying off the waffle-like gray plastic away from the... Read more