Cara Mico

Research.

Papers

• Evaluation Methods for Inclusive Art Programs

  University of Oregon Arts and Administration professional project, 2016-17, coauthored, with Cara Mico among the authors.

• Understanding Consciousness - For Sierra

  A paper that tries to walk inside Leibniz's mill - and argue consciousness can be found.

• Simulated Awareness, Artificial Consciousness, and the Building Blocks of Intelligence in Non-organic Bodies

  Consciousness may not be organic-only - an excerpt on information, non-organic bodies, and what AI can (and cannot) claim.

• Quantifying Conspiracy: A Mathematical Model for Evaluating the Validity of Theories

  A scoring model that weights verifiable statements, source expertise, and obscured data - tested on Higgs, climate, and COVID-origin claims.

• Open-Source Nanoactuator Design Utilizing Hard Disk Drive Components

  Ro Kirchev, Jacob Fenwick, Cara Mico. Precision displacement measurement with a Michelson interferometer - a cheap nanoactuator from disc-drive parts, measured on a DIY optical table under $400.

Water

• Demeter Design

  Habitat and resource research and planning for community-based organizations.

• North Coast Community Watershed Project

  About 8,000 houses are not on a public water system.

• The Netarts Bay Watershed: Habitat Study, Restoration Plan, and Limiting Factors Analysis

  Prepared by Demeter Design, 2008, for the Tillamook Estuaries Partnership.

• Sediment, Shade, and Habitat Complexity in the Upper Nestucca River Stream Network

  Prepared for the Bureau of Land Management by Demeter Design LLC.

• Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board Riparian Restoration Effectiveness Monitoring Report

  In 2009, OWEB initiated a project to determine the status of a series of riparian improvement projects.