Energetica: An intuition pump for the role of energy in human activity
The relationships between the economy, energy, and sustainability feel at once obvious and slippery. Energetica is an ongoing effort to show how energy maps *fundamentally* to the economy. It's also the closest I've come to connecting a Physics education to an Energy career. (Beyond that, Energetica is a fun web simulation that pushes the limits of browser-based computation.)
Pindu: Hyper-personalized graded reading with spaced repetition
Advances in generative AI have massive consequences for language learning. Pindu harnesses GenAI to bridge the gap between vocabulary flashcard practice and natural reading fluency by building bespoke reading passages and integrating reading with SRS. It's an evolution for me as a long-time Anki user and language learner.
Bookie: Structuring data from an LLM's latent space
Can we take advantage of the omniscience of AI to create useful (though flawed) novel datasets? Bookie is a modern web app and experiment in using LLMs to synthesize a multidimensional "book landscape" that supports syntopic reading. It's a great tool for learning more about the book you're reading and for putting the next one on your list, and it's a showcase of automated content generation.