I'm a journalist who writes about technology and science for the New York Times Magazine, Wired, Smithsonian, and others. ​ I'm the author of Coders: The Making of a New Tribe and the Remaking of the World, out in March 2019.

Passionate. Strong opinions, loosely held (trying anyway). Waking up. Midlife crisis manifesting as deep interests in behavioural sciences and philosophy. Nerd.

Middle-aged Brazilian geek in Estonia. MSc. Eng. in Human Computer Interaction. Software Engineer @Wise. Tweets my own / not my employers' opinion.