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So you want to know about my education? Here's the short form:

Question: "Why are manhole covers round?"

Cognitive Science (MIT) answer: "They only appear round - they're actually cylindrical."

Mechanical Engineering (MIT) answer, year one: "Because that's the only cover shape that can't turn sideways and fall in." (nope - extra points for the counterexample proof).

Mechanical Engineering (MIT) answer, year two: "Hoop stress." (good guess, but still wrong).

Social Science (Stanford) answer: "Because all the other manhole covers are round."

Architecture (Berkeley Extension) answer: "Because manholes are round."

Here is my resume

User interface design, writing and editing, and graphic design are all really about the same thing. Since HR folks don't usually think about them that way, however, here are three lists: