Documentary, fluent, CGI

Oct 18, 2024

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Martin Stead helps you make a personal documentary (for you or your loved ones). This lets you preserve your memories. You can learn more about “Legacy” here and book time with Martin here to explore making one (either in person or virtually).
Isaak Freeman dropped out of high school in rural Austria to graduate early. He then got interested in math and did a math undergrad at Berkeley in two years. He then became fluent in Mandarin in 1500 hours and less than year. You can learn more about him here. You could email him here: freeman.isaak@gmail.com.
Kaiwen Wang has thoughts about prestige. He also has an about page about about pages. You can connect with him here.
Raffi Hotter wants to make “magical brain computer interfaces for humanity.” Here’s a brain controlled wheelchair he helped make 5 years ago. Here are some of his thoughts on reading with your friends. You could email him here: raphael.hotter@gmail.com.
Wendi Yan is an artist and historian. She uses CGI software to simulate alternative scientific progress, and writes about the history and future of scientific discovery. You can see some of her example exhibitions here. She also did a book cover illustration here. You could email her here: me@wendiyan.com.

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