Flood simulation using Grass GIS and visualized using MapBox.
Displaying trees in an interactive map at the Denver Zoo.
Quick analysis of bigfoot sightings compared with landcover accross the U.S.
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Geography is the study of the Earth's landscapes, peoples, places, and environments. It is a unique discipline that spans both social sciences and physical sciences. My interest in geography is this combination of physical science and human science, because it is where intersectionality overlaps with spacetime. Furthermore, incorporating physical sciences into social science analyses creates more interesting, interdisciplinary research topics. These include the physical environments influence on society (and the opposite), the affect of chemical contamination on public health, how natural catastrophes will change the landscape of how/where people migrate, and a lot of other cool stuff.
Growing up in south Florida gave me the opportunity to spend a lot of time fishing in both lakes and the ocean. My favorite place to fish is the backcountry flats of the Florida Keys and the Everglades National Park. Because my nature is to continuously challenge myself, fly fishing is my favorite form of the sport. Some of the more exotic place I've been able to fish include salmon fishing in Scotland and Arctic Char fishing in Iceland. Recently, I've found Tankara fishing to be the most simple and enjoyable method, and I plan to make a few trout fishing trips in the Appalachian mountains soon.
Exercise, mental focus, and stress relief are a few of the benefits I've gained from studying martial arts. In my early twenties I began learning and practicing multiple systems. These include:
Unexplained phenomena like UFO sightings, alien & fae abductions, and paranormal activity intrigue me due to their widespread reports across cultures and time, despite being unverifiable. While some may be fabricated or psychological, the sheer volume and occasional mass experiences suggest a potential deeper layer to our reality. As a scientist, this presents fascinating possibilities for exploring psychological, social, physical, and biological anomalies.
Reading is a necessity for me. Reading opens my mind to new experiences or teaches me new theories. My favorite books are well written, but more importantly help me learn something new about myself and the world. Here is a running list of my favorite books:
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SOCIAL SCIENCES
Social sciences inform and allow critical thinking through studying different cultures, belief systems, and social structures. This progresses the empathy, tolerance, and diversity needed for a harmonious existence at the individual, communal, and societal levels. Along with quantitative analytic techniques, social scientists develop qualitative analytic acumen. Qualitative analytics is particularly interesting to me in the form of intersectionality. My view is that intersectionality to social scientists is what the Theory of Relativity is to physical scientists. In other words, intersectionality allows social scientists to make analyses relative to a specific perspective (i.e., individual, communal, demographic, socioeconmic, et cetera).
Specific topics of interest to me are the feedback systems created by philosophies and religious beliefs on political views and economics/decision making. These were all one and the same at a point in history, but significantly influence each other in modern society. Common examples of this include how literature and folklore represent and/or enforce cultural mores, and the influece of Christianity on capitalism with the concept of the Invisible Hand.