Essays

Longer-form writing. New pieces come out when they're ready, not on a schedule.

Apr 2026

What Work Was Doing for Us

Everyone is arguing about AI and jobs. A deeper question intrigues me more: what was work doing for us that the paycheck wasn't?
Apr 2026

The Scaffolding Deficit

While we're rightly worried about cognitive degradation from ever-smarter AI, is there a bull-case for humans to grow more intelligent alongside it?
Mar 2026

The New YOLO

What radical uncertainty asks of us, and why flinching away is the real cost.
Feb 2026

Agentic Entropy

Agent-mediated communication solves the bandwidth problem and creates a quieter, more expensive one.
Nov 2025

This AI Voice Assistant Is Helping Surgeons Save Time, Money, and Lives

Operating theatres account for 35-40% of hospital costs. One minute of OT time can run $100-$200. Voice AI is turning those micro-moments into measurable gains.
Aug 2025

The Power of Voice in the OR: Bridging High Tech, Human Realities

Despite advancements in technology, even top hospitals lack reliable data on what happens inside the OR. Voice technology offers a way to change that — if it can meet clinicians where they are.
Aug 2021

Beyond Bourdain: The Ethics & Economics of Voice Synthesis Technology

Voice cloning technology has arrived. It's powerful, inexpensive, and doesn't require much training data. The question is not if it will be used, but how.
Jun 2018

Should My Phone Have a Surgeon General's Warning?

Our current ability to advance our technological capabilities far outpaces our collective desire to understand the implications. Because when it comes to product design, knowledge is far more easily acquired than wisdom.