I love a good side project:
- End of Signature: A pair of AI-generated art sculptures in Kendall Square.
- WhatGisMyBC: A website to map commercial birth control pill names to common side effects.
- Making Mentorship Better: A guide to mentoring undergraduate researchers in computer science.
- PersonalizedMinis: A tool to generate personalized mini crosswards (a great gift!)
- A Message Story: A tool to visualize your Messenger history with someone (also a good gift!)
I also like to read books. Below is a selection I’ve really enjoyed, organized by topic. For the most up-to-date look at what I’m reading, check Goodreads! Email me with any recs 🎉
Computing
The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood, James Gleick
The Woman Who Smashed Codes, Jasone Fagone
The Soul of a New Machine, Tracy Kidder
Women’s Health
This Is Your Brain on Birth Control, Sarah Hill
The Birth of the Pill, Jonathan Eig
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men, Caroline Criado-Perez
Language
The Professor and the Madman, Simon Winchester
Gridlock: Crossword Puzzles and the Mad Geniuses Who Create Them, Matt Gaffney
Other!
Unseen City: The Majesty of Pigeons, the Discreet Charm of Snails & Other Wonders of the Urban Wilderness, Nathanael Johnson
Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise, Ruth Reichl
Insomniac City: New York, Oliver, and Me, Bill Hayes
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk, Kathleen Rooney
Also, this website design is inspired by many others (1, 2, 3, 4).