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I love a good story.

I hold a variety of things in my heart –– all of which, in one way or another, flavor my approach to cognitive science.

Chief among them are the great outdoors and music, and yet no singular peak – terrestrial or acoustic – is independent in its contribution to my story.

Everything below is laced with a lively blend of its own woe and wonder, a compilation that perpetuates my present curiosities and has carved lessons into my past wanderings.

If not carried in from my own musings, I hope that what I’ve stumbled upon finds a place in your story.

Here are a few (several) of my favorite things . . . in no particular order.

Enjoy :)

Communities:

• My home away from science: La Vida At Gordon College
• Nurturing inclusivity, presence, and creativity: Compass

Artists & albums:

• The Definition, Jon Bellion
• Everybody, Logic
• Change of Scenery II, Quinn XCII
• Brol La Suite, Angèle
• Rainbow Mixtape, COIN
• True Love, Crystal Gayle

Films:

• La La Land
• A Quiet Place
• Good Will Hunting
• Spirited Away

Literature:

• Anne of Green Gables, Lucy Maud Montgomery
• The Haunting of Hill House, Shirley Jackson
• A Girl of the Limberlost, Gene Stratton-Porter

Creatives:

• The independent design studio, HOUSEOFDAKH
• Data visualist, Cédric Scherer
• My TALENTED friend and storyteller, Eden Harfield, at Eden Grace Creative

Podcasts:

• Pocket-sized science with hand-picked experts: Ologies with Alie Ward

Other inspirations:

• Landscape photography by Mathilde Rietsch
• Jon Bellion’s Beautiful Mind Projects
• Classical composer, Christopher Dennis Coleman
• The gripping memoir, I’m Glad My Mom Died, from Jennette McCurdy

Ask me about them over coffee or on a hike sometime!