Ideas
Thinking in public
Essays written to be read slowly. philosophy of systems, stewardship, and the shape of better decisions.
Essays
25 August 2026
Prägnanz
The Gestalt idea that apparently disparate elements can resolve into a coherent underlying form. The pattern only becomes visible in retrospect.
6 August 2026
Humans as Disturbance Specialists: Embracing Stewardship Through the Tale of Scorpion and Frog
Humans as Disturbance Specialists: Embracing Stewardship Through the Tale of Scorpion and Frog
Research & Writing
Papers, botanical evidence records, and public-policy work sit with the research, not in this essay list.