Varia

I have a few interests outside of philosophy and cognitive science.

Fashion

In March 2025, I had the chance to perform in Paris Fashion Week with Duranimal (Duran Lantink's show) and at the Saut Hermès dinner. These experiences gave me a firsthand look at how fashion can act as a communicative medium. Naturally, these experiences influenced some of my views about how fashion is like a language (see my work on perception and mode-dependent content in fashion).

Music

I am a classically trained bass vocalist. Currently, I sing with the Choir of the Orchestra of Paris. Before that, I studied at the Peabody Conservatory and the Oberlin Conservatory.

Some notable concerts I've sung in:

Berlioz's Romeo et Juliette with the Orchestre de Paris, dir. Klaus Mäkelä (Oct 2026)
Verdi's Macbeth with Plácido Domingo at Salle Gaveau (Apr 2025)
Rossini's Le Comte Ory at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées (Nov 2024)
The Bastille Day Parade, featuring the Olympic torch (Jul 2024)
Works of Joe Hisaishi with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at La Défense Arena, dir. Joe Hisaishi (Apr 2024)
Mozart's Mass in C minor at Les Invalides, dir. Claire Gibault (Dec 2023)
Choral Evensong at New College and Queen's College, Oxford (Apr 2023)

Sports

I also enjoy a few sports that have nothing to do with my research (as far as I can tell). I play chess, currently rated 1742 FIDE (blitz). In college, I was a defensive end for Oberlin's football team. And in high school, I played varsity tennis.