Berlin, Germany
USA
https://dangirsh.org/doc/resume.pdf
Offer
- We're nearing the 100 year anniversary of Heisenberg's first paper on quantum mechanics. Still, we haven't fully understood or integrated quantum theory into our collective consciousness. I'm passionate about helping build and communicate that understanding, since it's unlikely to be a footnote on reality! - I can offer insights and connections to "deep tech", especially startups. Specific interests include: biophysics, quantum computing, AI safety, cybersecurity, and neurotech. - In my current role, I lead software engineering for the Orb: https://worldcoin.org/blog/worldcoin/orb-faqs. So, I can help provide context on World ID, digital identity, proof-of-personhood, etc...
NEED
Richard Feynman, who won the Nobel prize for developing the modern quantum theory of matter and light (i.e nearly everything), said: "I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics.". This sentiment has lead to defeatism about understanding the theory, and even stigma towards those that try. The biggest challenge is then to simply believe that trying to understand quantum theory isn't a waste of time! For the Orb, one of the biggest challenges is decentralization of the hardware manufacturing. This is a unique technical challenge and has complex tradeoffs related to governance, cybersecurity, privacy, and incentive design.
Call-to-Action
If the physicists couldn't make sense of quantum theory in 100 years, they likely never will. We need outside perspectives and ideas. Hence the importance of communicating the discoveries clearly for a wider audience, without watering them down. My CTA for non-physicists is to have the courage to ask for a complete and comprehensible account of modern physics, and then offer perspectives from your own understanding of reality. "Behind it all is surely an idea so simple, so beautiful, so compelling that when — in a decade, a century, or a millennium — we grasp it, we will all say to each other, how could it have been otherwise? How could we have been so stupid for so long?" - J.A Wheeler
