Interests

Things I'm endlessly curious about... looking for the answers to what I don't know, and for the questions I haven't thought to ask. Scroll down for books!

About Joy

Self explanatory :)

Reading

I love to read just about everything. Sometimes the mood strikes for Martial's Epigrams, and other times, for inspiring poetry. However, my favourite books are the ones that are full of fun visualizations and questions that we don't have the answers to. There's a list below. And because I can never resist the opportunity, read The Universe in Your Hand by Christopher Galfard! :)

Textiles

The molecular compositions of different textiles and materials is incredibly interesting to me - how small changes in microstructure can lead to incredible changes on the macro scale.

Coming Soon!

Still working on this page. But hey, if you're curious, shoot me an email!

Linguistics

Languages and their intricacies are fascinating! I took three years of Latin, and am gettng started (slowly but surely) on learning Sanskrit. Both languages are fascinating in their own ways, and the vocabulary, syntax, and grammar reflect much about the cultures they're associated with.

My Favourites

(I have self-proclaimed and friend-proclaimed good taste :)

The Universe in Your Hand
The Universe in Your Hand
Indescribably good. It uses thought experiments and visualizations to help readers understand different cool phenomena in our universe, from black holes to elementary particles.
We have No Idea
We have No Idea
A nice follow-up to the Universe in Your Hand. It shows you that we know very little (and you can have fun making your own silly theories and later googling them to see what serious! scientists think about them)
Empire of Pain
Empire of Pain
This made me believe in conspiracies a little more? To clarify, how lobbying+being rich can really do a lot to change not only policies, but also narratives that we believe.