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Dancing
Skilled movement became essential during the pandemic. It began as self-exploration — my body representing what my favorite music made me feel. I gravitate to improvisation: freestyle hip-hop, breaking, house, contemporary.
Alchemist.
01 — About
I'm a researcher, cognitive explorer, and experience architect. I was born in the US and grew up in Medellín, Colombia. I graduated from MIT, where I studied Computation and Cognition as well as Theater Arts.
My mission is to investigate both the material and subjective foundations of our world, and to apply that knowledge in the service of compassionate intelligence, more joyful human-computer interactions, and more effective psychiatry. I'm open for work, artistic projects, and fun adventures.
I spend much of my time looking for links between realms of abstraction — from fundamental mathematical and physical realities, to the cognitive machinery we use to consider them, to the philosophical principles that guide our thinking. I aspire to tell beautiful and compelling stories about these realms.
I speak English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese. I get along very well with old people and babies. I'm obsessed with mangos, spicy food, and guacamole.
Scroll below to see what I love doing with my time — and watch the episode Zima Blue of Love, Death & Robots for a beautiful depiction of several ideas that fascinate me.
02 — What I love
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Skilled movement became essential during the pandemic. It began as self-exploration — my body representing what my favorite music made me feel. I gravitate to improvisation: freestyle hip-hop, breaking, house, contemporary.
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Kung Fu in Colombia at fourteen, Taekwondo after, then Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu during the pandemic. Martial arts taught me respect for one's opponents, humility, fortitude — and how to remain calm under severe physical pressure.
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A practice that has shown me we can relate to subjective experience in a way that promotes peace and mitigates suffering. I've sat several silent retreats, including two ten-day retreats in Massachusetts.
03 — Writing
04 — Contact