Timothy Brown
Assistant Professor at UW Medicine
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolTimothy Brown is an Assistant Professor and philosopher specializing in the ethical, social, and personal implications of neurotechnology, with 12 years of academic and research experience centered at the University of Washington and UW Medicine. He studies how closed-loop deep brain stimulators and other neurotechnologies affect identity, autonomy, and patient experience, collaborating closely with engineers, biorobotics teams, and clinicians to translate philosophical insight into practical design and policy questions. Trained with a Ph.D. in Philosophy, he brings deep grounding in medical ethics and practical reasoning to interdisciplinary projects that bridge the humanities and technical development. Based in Seattle, he combines classroom teaching and mentorship with funded research from the NSF Center for Neurotechnology, and is known for asking nuanced, user-centered questions—such as whether technologies meant to restore control might paradoxically alter a person’s sense of self.
12 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Philosophy, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Philosophy at University of WashingtonUniversity of California Santa Cruz
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Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
keyofnight/.vim
Apr 2014 - Nov 2018
Contributions:32 commits, 27 pushes in 4 years 7 months
keyofnight/qmk_firmware
Jul 2018 - Jul 2022
keyboard controller firmware for Atmel AVR and ARM USB families
Contributions:5 pushes in 4 years 1 month
controllerfirmwareavratmelusb
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