Owns a functioning trebuchet on his estate · Has personally catalogued over 4,000 beetle species · Once convinced three separate governments to name geographic features after him

Competitive bonsai cultivation · Collects vintage Soviet-era board games · Once hiked the entire Appalachian Trail to settle a bet about fog

Draws fictional transit maps for cities that don't exist · Amateur mycologist · Has memorized the complete works of Ursula K. Le Guin

Builds working mechanical calculators from scratch · Brews experimental fermented beverages in a shed · Plays solo cello at 2am

Restores broken arcade cabinets · Writes a zine about color theory called Pantone Is Lying To You · Competitive speedrunner — holds a regional record

Amateur forensic accountant for fun · Keeps a spreadsheet of every meal he's eaten since 2009 · Builds elaborate domino chains and documents the failures