This is pretty awesome to see. I have longed dreamed of doing this kind of work, building interactive tools for teaching science (whether in an academic setting or in science news media).

I'm planning to spend some time learning three.js in the coming months, but does anyone else have advice for getting into this kind of work? Should I go deep into linear algebra and the math behind the graphics? Or just keep things simple and focus on the actual creative / artistic representation of scientific ideas? (The latter certainly seems like the harder part).

Also curious where one could find paid work doing these kinds of things.

is trashing hotel rooms really a form of self-actualization though? maybe for some, but i think that's more a form of letting out one's rage / frustrations that results from missing the other parts of the pyramid of needs.

to me zappa's message isn't as irresponsible as you make it sound. i think a person can self-actualize and still be responsible and stable. for some, those things may even go hand in hand.