Perpetual Learning
Hey creative crew! Ever walk into a room and instantly feel a certain way? Or look at a painting and get hit with an emotion you can’t quite pinpoint? Chances are, color is doing some heavy lifting there. For me, as an artist (and someone who used to spend hours picking the perfect brand color … Read more
You know, my backyard usually buzzes with the hum of bees around tomato blossoms or the rustle of leaves in the orchard. It’s a place of abundance, focused mostly on growing food. But sometimes, you just need a little pure beauty, something that stops you in your tracks. That’s where my yellow water lily comes … Read more
It’s easy to think that concerns about data privacy are a modern invention, born from the internet and the smartphones in our pockets. But as someone who’s spent a career in the tech world, I’ve come to see that the desire to collect information, and the inherent questions about who controls it, stretch back much … Read more
There are some things that just smell like home, aren’t there? For me, right up there with freshly tilled earth or tomatoes ripening on the vine, it’s the warm, yeasty aroma of bread baking. And lately, that smell has been all about focaccia. I’m not going to lie, when I first started dabbling with bread, … Read more
As a climate scientist, I’m constantly looking at how our environment shapes our future. Today, I want to talk about something deeply personal and concerning: how the chemicals we release into the world can affect the very next generation. New research has revealed that minuscule amounts of PFAS, often called ‘forever chemicals,’ are crossing the … Read more