Vocals / Guitars / Firestarter
PhD in Mathematics,
MIT, 2018
Research: Asymptotic topology, algorithmic aesthetics, and structurally unstable metaphors
“I don’t believe in perfect rhymes. Or grading rubrics.”
Keys / Synths / Recursion
PhD in Economics, Northwestern, 2017
Research: Mechanism design, game theory, and refinements with simulated agents
“Every model breaks if you let it think for too long.”
Bass / Sound Design / Subtext
PhD in Sociology,
Sciences Po, 2018
Research: Urban rituals, public silence, and recursive meaning in non-events
“The groove is the answer.”
Drums / Percussion / Timing
PhD in Political Theory, Cambridge, 2020
Research: Collective action, institutional fatigue, and the sonic structure of dissent
“I like my fills messy and my citations clean.”
Scientist / Hidden Creator
PhD in Something,
Somewhere Sometime
“We made him up for Thirteen Turing Tests.”
Purring / Metaphysical Anchor
The only band member without a PhD. She is definitely real.
"Has never missed a rehearsal. Or a nap."
