Computational ecology within material planetary limits

Operating at the intersection of ecological systems and digital infrastructure, the practice rejects the premise that computation can scale infinitely without material cost. Field research involves deploying low-power sensors directly into temperate bioregions to measure local thermal impact.

Collaborations center on grant-makers, academic researchers, and climate tech founders who prioritize rigorous documentation over corporate sustainability narratives.

Four-step research methodology

Field capture

Thermal accounting

Silicon auditing

Open release

Deploying physical instrumentation to measure local microclimate conditions and soil respiration rates.

Calculating exact heat dissipation from processing nodes against surrounding canopy recovery metrics.

Tracing embodied carbon and mineral extraction footprints across hardware lifecycle stages.

Publishing complete technical specifications, raw datasets, and schematics without restriction.

A computation that demands ecological collapse is not innovation; it is technical debt accrued against soil.

Maren Thorne, Research Monograph I