User:Dan
Dan Barrett is the creator of the Gentle Giant Home Page. (Read the history.)
About me
I've been a progressive rock fan for many years but, believe it or not, didn't hear of Gentle Giant until 1987, when a good friend introduced me to The Power and the Glory. And... I didn't like it! But somehow, those complex compositions ingrained themselves on my brain, and today that album is my favorite in all of rock music.
I created the GG Home Page while in graduate school for computer science. These days, I am retired from the software industry (see LinkedIn). I'm a musician too, playing keyboards, vocals, and a little bit of Chapman Stick, bass guitar, and didgeridoo.
Contact
You can email me at:
Books
I've written a number of books in the computer field, if you're interested. See danieljbarrett.com for more information.
My spouse is an internationally-known neuroscientist with a popular TED Talk and several wonderful books:
- Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain, an Amazon.com "Best Book of 2020." It's a collection of short essays about that amazing gray blob between your ears.
- How Emotions are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain, a new theory of mind and brain that shows you have more control over your emotions than you might think.
See also
- Wikipedia
- Facebook (Note: I rarely write on Facebook; use email.)
- Amazon.com author page
- O'Reilly author page