overheard in providence nyc

Way back in the 20th century, before I had committed to a lifetime of study at Brown, I was foolish enough to apply early to MIT. Thankfully I was deferred and later rejected (on my 18th/golden birthday no less!), but not before paying a visit to their lovely campus and seeing the MIT museum. Even if you’re not interested in attending MIT, the museum is worth a visit. Be warned, it is most definitively science oriented, but in a way that highlights curiosity and creativity rather than say, specific scientific theories.

The most memorable—and as an 18 year old, inspirational—exhibition was the kinetic sculptures of Arthur Ganson (and fortunately for you, it’s still there). As an artistically inclined computer scientist who’s also a pretty good juggler, I’m essentially Ganson’s core demographic. Had Brown’s sculpture class been easier to get into, I think I would have produced similar works, but alas, it was not to be. For now, I continue to attend Brown, diligently focusing on the far less physical world of computer science. To that end, I just came across Arthur Ganson’s TED Talk, which I’ve embedded below.