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== About me ==
== About me ==


I have a B.A. in philosophy from St. Olaf College. My post-graduation experiences have ranged from day trading to working on a patent for audio equalization. Like most people who study philosophy, I'm interested in quite a few rather disparate things.
I have a B.A. in philosophy from St. Olaf College. My post-graduation experiences have ranged from day trading to working on a patent for audio equalization. Jack of all trades, with the usual subtext.


== Interests ==
== Interests ==


- Wikis, especially the psychology behind contributions.
- Wikis. I'd love to write papers about the psychology behind wiki contributions, and wikis as evolutionary (survival-of-the-fittest-contribution) ecosystems. Perhaps someday.


- Future technological change (I find Ray Kurzweil's "The Singularity is Near" to be a very important, if somewhat naive, book- my review is [http://moderndragons.blogspot.com/2006/04/review-singularity-is-near.html here]).
- Future technological change (I find Ray Kurzweil's "The Singularity is Near" to be a very important, if somewhat naive, book- my review is [http://moderndragons.blogspot.com/2006/04/review-singularity-is-near.html here]).


- Frontiers in virtual worlds and games (i.e. Second Life and Spore). When do online worlds become more than collectively solipsistic adventures?
- Practicalities, ethics, and implications of human augmentation. I'm currently writing a paper with the tentative title, "A Framework for Understanding Intelligence Augmentation".


- Algorithmic content analysis - i.e. through bayesian analysis and classification neural nets.
- Various aspects of biology including neurology, genetics, and evolution. I've a particular interest in research into [http://moderndragons.blogspot.com/2007/07/scientific-research-15-gut-flora.html gut flora].


- Various aspects of biology including neurology, genetics, and evolution. I have a particular interest in how constraints from physical chemistry and biochemistry may limit cellular and organismal complexity, and also how changes in neural crest development may have influenced the evolution of behaviorally-modern humans.
I blog at [http://moderndragons.blogspot.com/ http://moderndragons.blogspot.com/].


- Theoretical physics and astrophysics, mostly stemming from reading too many sci-fi books.
== Citizendium ==


I blog at [http://moderndragons.blogspot.com/ http://moderndragons.blogspot.com/].
I'm a member of Citizendium's Executive Committee and also a constable. Please let me know if you need a hand with something. I tend to do more things off-wiki than on-wiki.
 
I've written a decent bit about Citizendium, including:


== Citizendium ==
* A [http://moderndragons.blogspot.com/2006/10/citizendium.html lengthy blog post] (written just after Citizendium's announcement);
* An article for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2007-07-30/News_from_Citizendium Wikipedia Signpost];
* A short introduction/opinion piece for [http://www.chilli.at/index.php?noframes=1&id=72-1-136&from= CHiLLi.cc].


I'm a constable here on Citizendium. Please let me know if you need a hand with something. I'm also a member of the Citizendium Executive Committee.
== Request for Comments ==


I've written an introduction and opinion piece on [[CZ:License_Essays/Mike_Johnson|what free content license Citizendium should choose]]. Comments encouraged.
I've posted an introduction and opinion piece on [[CZ:License_Essays/Mike_Johnson|what free content license Citizendium should choose]]. Comments encouraged.


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Revision as of 11:30, 26 September 2007

About me

I have a B.A. in philosophy from St. Olaf College. My post-graduation experiences have ranged from day trading to working on a patent for audio equalization. Jack of all trades, with the usual subtext.

Interests

- Wikis. I'd love to write papers about the psychology behind wiki contributions, and wikis as evolutionary (survival-of-the-fittest-contribution) ecosystems. Perhaps someday.

- Future technological change (I find Ray Kurzweil's "The Singularity is Near" to be a very important, if somewhat naive, book- my review is here).

- Practicalities, ethics, and implications of human augmentation. I'm currently writing a paper with the tentative title, "A Framework for Understanding Intelligence Augmentation".

- Various aspects of biology including neurology, genetics, and evolution. I've a particular interest in research into gut flora.

I blog at http://moderndragons.blogspot.com/.

Citizendium

I'm a member of Citizendium's Executive Committee and also a constable. Please let me know if you need a hand with something. I tend to do more things off-wiki than on-wiki.

I've written a decent bit about Citizendium, including:

Request for Comments

I've posted an introduction and opinion piece on what free content license Citizendium should choose. Comments encouraged.

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