Verse is a project about the Universe & our place in it,
with a scientific foundation & an artful frame.
Inspiring educational awe & personal reflection, Verse aspires to remind us that we are not only deeply connected to the Universe, but we are made of the Universe. Come along as we explore our beautiful, ridiculous, poetic cosmos!
Verse is a synthesis of what I love to make
writing the videos,
composing their music,
& building code for accurate visuals
One journey around the sun, contemplating the future time still to unfold, in all its surprising duration, even when squeezed into 365 seconds!
Having some fun on the surface of Mars using VerseView's high quality Unreal Engine Landscape pipeline!
Discovering the lunar surface using VerseView's high quality Unreal Engine Landscape pipeline!
Behind the scenes making an acoustic, folksy rendition of Clair De Lune, which you can listen to here!
If you could visit every planet in the solar system... Where would you go first, and why? 🪐
Trailer for the Verse Planets Series!
Calendars are sooo boring! I don't wanna live a rectangular life, fit into a bunch of square boxes, so I redesigned the calendar to reflect NATURE and the true motions of Earth around the sun 🌎🌞
The truth about where we come from, shamelessly anthropomorphizing massive stars and supernovae 🤍 Happy Birthday to you, even if it's not your birthday!
Exploring foundational questions of the Universe's arrival, departure, and togetherness, by contemplating the clouds above
Relativity of simultaneity as discovered by a cloud who walks into a subway train
Deep technical dive into a photometric simulation of Starlink satellite streaks and their impact on Astronomy
I've been SO CURIOUS about what Starlink's impact on astronomy really is. In the video, I'm excited to share the nerdy details of this issue, which I've been learning about for the last year.
When citylight erased the night sky, astronomy shifted to rural corners of the world. Now, Starlink and other internet constellations are threatening the darkest astronomical skies
- even as communities in those rural places hold promise for equitable access
Interview deep dive into the effects of light pollution on plant & animal biology
What if everyone turned the lights off? What would we see above? these are the cities nightified during the Verse live stream!
The citylight disappearance of the night sky has changed ecosystems, animals, and... us
Behind the scenes of how I took mediocre equipment and made it look 10x better in Goodbye Night Sky Ep.1!
The definition of bittersweet is a goodbye. What is happening to us as we transform the night? This is only the beginning. This is Goodbye Night Sky Ep. 1!
For good and for ill, what happens to us when the deep dark night sky disappears due to city light? This question has beguiled me for the last year, and the findings of my research have been far more surprising than I ever suspected.
Interview deep dive into the Synestia proposal to explain the formation of the Earth's Moon!
HOW THE MOON WAS BORN... Synestias are a pretty new idea, with lots of fascinating subtlety.
Published at exactly 9:48am Pacific Time, 12/22/18, the very moment of full moon.
The first Verse episode ever, exploring the ancient curiosities of the Moon and how it influences daily life on Earth