Senior Fellow
BC [ heavy ] Biermann is an educational technologist, digital artist, and painfully average surfer 
With a PhD in Humanities [ Intermedia Analysis ] from the Universiteit van Amsterdam, his academic work investigates the intersection of emerging technologies and semiotics in ways that address impending social, political, and ethical impacts. As a digital artist, BC is a pioneer in interactive augmented reality design and his work has been exhibited in such cities as Austin, New York, Miami, St. Louis, San Diego, Perth, and Geneva. A thought leader and futurist in the mixed reality space, BC serves on the IEEE Mixed Reality and Artificial Intelligence Group as a Part of The Global Initiative for Ethical Considerations in the Design of Autonomous Systems. At his spinning core, BC is really just a sci-fi nerd who loves hanging out on the beach all day with his family + peeps.
Inspiration
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. — Hunter Thompson
Me in Three
If you could have any talent what would it be?
Inter-dimensional time travel
Do you have a nickname? If so, how did you get it?
heavy: i’ve always loved to engage in philosophical discussions… so every convo inevitably turned “heavy”… but i’ve been diligently working on being lighter
How would you like to spend more of your time?
Surfing
This pretty much sums up my existence