Sanskrit bhū, "to become." Same root as English "be." Also means world, earth, place of being. Shares a root with bhūta (ghost, lit. "what has become").
SilenceVR
Virtual reality meditation app. It's contradictory and counterproductive to be told, using words, to "let go of your thoughts" in order to be thought-free. Visual input is not neutral but may be more effective for the purposes of meditation.
03.14.2026Demo'd at DeepMind Hackathon
SynchronyVR
An immersive rehabilitation tool for stroke, amputation, and chronic pain, expanding in virtual reality the principles of mirror therapy.
03.19.2026Demo'd at Claude Code for HealthTech
Mind the Gloss
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Linguistic atlas of CTA stations.
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The Gothic Mile
every walk takes longer than it looks like it should
DHCartogram
Why a ten-minute walk across the quad takes fifteen. A cartogram of UChicago's 29 buildings, stretched by foot-routing data.
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kolam
VR version forthcomingGeometric patterns in VR. Your paati would be confused but impressed (I hope). Will be beautiful or kms.
Dress4It
Weather report for your closet
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The Blessing Business
Joel Osteen vs. Rev. Ike
● Rev. Ike● Osteen
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Truth is a pathless land,here are some maps
Preliminary analysis of the oldest running occult journal, spanning 91 years and 35 million words
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unmediated inclusions
Finally doing justice to the concepts in my masters thesis from five years ago. Some things exist solely between the writer and the reader, unbrokered by characters. Unmediated inclusions can strengthen world-building or at least make it more interesting.
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Cyanotypes
Cyanide and sunlight. I overexpose everything and pretend it's intentional.
not digitized, not going to be
Accidentally created something with instrumental value
Losing virginity at 30 to ultrasound probe
freezing my eggs
Rice cooker to instant pot w/o explosion
Eating frog legs
2026year
Drinks I've Served To People Whose Organs Are Still Intact
When the devotee wants god in bed and says so explicitly.
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Inaugural Associates Board member, in their 40th year
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Volunteer sample tray artist + co-owner at the best coop in chicago ^.^
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The University of Chicago
Applied Data Fellowship
My lovely day job. I supervise a cohort of 25 early career professionals each year. I also conduct our weekly data capacity workshops, amongst other things.
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(the other ramanujan)
Bit gimmicky, might delete later. I just really like A.K. Ramanujan.