current ideas of interest

• collectivism and inviduality in Jewish thought — integrity and conformity (Emet and Shalom or Shlemut and Shalom)
• tension between seeming contradictions or "paradox" in Jewish thought
• producing and consuming vis-à-vis trends in consumer electronics

currently reading

• Reflections of the Rav: Lessons in Jewish Thought adapted from lectures of Rabbi Jospeh B. Soloveitchik - Vol. 1 (R' Avraham R. Besdin)
• The Nineteen Letters (R' S. R. Hirsch)
• Process: 50 Product Designs from Concept to Manufacture (Jennifer Hudson)
• Designing Brand Identity (Alina Wheeler)
• Programming Interactivity (Joshua Noble)
• Understanding Photography Field Guide (Bryan Peterson)