Hello :)

My name is Henry (aka @hardhathen); welcome to my personal site.

I am passionate about working towards a bright future for our species and the planet.

I am an amateur photographer that works (primarily) with film. You can find some of my work here and on Instagram.

I am active on Twitter where I mostly shitpost, with occasional commentary and select photography sprinkled in.

I am a partner at Polychain, supporting our portfolio and investing across various domains within the web3 & blockchain industry.

I intend for this site to serve as a home for more thoughtful writing and curated photography from my portfolio.

I’m based in Brooklyn, New York.

Topics of interest

List order not reflective of anything other than line length ;)

• Spirituality and belief systems
• Math, physics, and astronomy
• Digital assets & distributed systems
• Experimentation in market and incentive design
• Accessible and private communication technology
• Photography (primarily street, documentary, & nature)
• Art in all forms: visual arts, music, movies, good design, etc.
• Market failures (e.g. externalities and correction mechanisms)
• Clean energy (fission & fusion, solar, wind, hydro, geothermal)
• Accessible, private, and robust currency and market technology
• The impact of regulatory capture and corruption (and solutions!)
• Sustainable resource extraction and “closed-loop” resource utilization
• AGI that’s implemented to the benefit of humanity and the planet at-large

Pasiphae

Pasiphae is a Jovian satellite: a small astronomical object not large enough to be classified as a moon of Jupiter.

It was discovered in 1908 from the Greenwich Observatory by Philibert Jacques Melotte.

The satellite is named after Pasiphaë, who in Greek Mythology is a daughter of the god of the Sun, Helios. She is referred to as the goddess of witchcraft and sorcery.

Io

Io is a Galilean moon of Jupiter. It is the most geologically active object in the solar system with hundreds of active volcanoes.

It was discovered in 1610 by Galileo, and named in 1614 by Simon Marius.

The moon is named after Io, a princess of Argos and a mortal lover of Zeus in Greek Mythology.

Disclaimer

Views expressed and statements made on this website are solely my own and are not intended to represent or reflect those of my current or any former employer.