I'm most interested in humanity's relationship to nature.  How human civilization uses energy and natural resources affects nature in interconnected ways that, in turn, affects us and every subsequent generation of life on Earth.

I have a background in physics, engineering, biology, ecology, and other sciences. I also study the related philosophy, economics, and historical patterns and lessons. Understanding these topics requires thinking in systems, as few things are isolated.

I believe a planet full of rich, diverse life is not only essential for the continued existence of humanity, but also makes life beautiful. My goal is to educate others about our relationship to nature, of which we are a part, so that we may be ethical stewards of it as we pursue meaningful lives.

Human progress, innovation, and economic growth for the past few centuries have given us abundant wealth, comfort, and access to goods and services our ancestors couldn't have imagined. It's reduced child mortality, improved medicine, and provided a long list of other benefits too numerous to name here.

But now, in the process of creating those benefits, progress and growth are eroding the foundations of future growth by damaging the natural systems that support us and the rest of life. Synthetic pollutants, pesticides, and plastics litter soils, waterways, oceans, and our bodies. Industrial agriculture degrades the soil and destroys natural wildlife habitats. Forests and other wildlands are being cut down and burned. Species are going extinct at rates that threaten the fabric of ecosystems. Fresh water is becoming scarce as we pump more from aquifers than can be replenished.

And the irony is that we're suffering from crises of overabundance. We not only have a crisis of the environment, but a crisis of health and a crisis of meaning.

My goal is to understand and educate about these interconnected problems so that humans and other species alive today and those of future generations can live lives of meaning, respecting the natural systems we all depend on.

In a nutshell, my purpose is to foster the ethical stewardship of beauty, integrity, and richness of life on Earth.

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Hobbies: learning, trail running, endurance racing, permaculture, dirt bike riding, climbing, wilderness adventures