Research
Where the evidence lives.
Published papers, work in progress, and field studies — the layer under the design decisions. Every project on this site traces back to something observed, measured, or tested here.
Available to read
Flex-π — A World-Action Model for Robots
Co-authored robot-learning research: one checkpoint that trades speed for accuracy at deployment, across real bimanual manipulation tasks.
UW · Allen Institute for AI·6B world-action model·5 real-robot tasks
View research →AI Overviews Reduce Search Result Engagement & May Influence Attitude Polarization
What happens when an AI-generated summary sits above the search results? People who saw one engaged with fewer results below it — regardless of what the summary said.
PsyArXiv · Aug 2026·N = 2,797·2 preregistered experiments
Read preprint →Museum of Flight — The Lived Visitor Journey
In-context observation and interviews at Seattle's Museum of Flight — where the planned visitor journey diverges from the lived one.
Field observation·Visitor interviews·Thematic synthesis
View study →In progress
Two papers being written up right now. Nothing to link yet — but I'm happy to talk through the studies themselves.
Physical, Digital, and Hybrid Block Play
A mixed-methods study of parents and 4–6 year olds building together — comparing physical blocks, a fully digital version, and a hybrid of the two.
Paper in preparation·Ages 4–6·Not yet public
Details on requestCreative Stimuli for Multi-Agent Brainstorming
We adapted facilitation techniques from human brainstorming research into prompt-level interventions for LLM agents, then measured how they changed the ideas that came out.
Paper in preparation·~4,000 ideas evaluated·Not yet public
Details on requestResearch shapes the work.
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