About: Rayne K. Wilde
Personal Overview
- - Married (2024) | Mx. Genesis Wilde
- - Career/Professionally: R&D / Research Engineer & Scientist. AI, Algorithms, & Quantum at the surface; Graph Theory & Topology beneath; Math & Transformations at the base
- - Spiritually (Mindset): Animist, Student of Daoist, Buddhist, and Zen Philosophies
- - Personally (Individually): Scavenger, Sojourner, Scholar
- - Innovation & Research and Development Focused, Driven by Why
- - Lived in MN, IA, IL, AK, NC, UT, CO, TX, & PA
- - Spent Time in WI, SD, ND, WY, MD, NV, AL, FL, NY, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Canada, including time on many tribal nations' lands.
General Overview
- - Born Summer 2000 In IL USA
- - 3rd Degree Black Belt American Song Moo Kwan (advancing meant expanding my understanding & capabilities through Okinawan Karate and Hapkido under that progression; I hold no separate ranks in either)
- - Raised & Graduated High School in MN, USA
- - Enlisted in Air National Guard, Completed Associate of Applied Science in Intelligence Studies and Technology
- - Completed Bachelor of Science in Data Science from Iowa State in May 2025, one course short of my second Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering (coursework remaining: one of Math 2660/2670)
- - Spring 2026: Began the M.S. in Quantum Engineering program at Colorado School of Mines (expected May 2028).
Personal Mission Statement
My mission is to illuminate the elegance of reason, science, and math, and to help others move from uncertainty to clarity. I focus on the interplay between systems and their components, and how these shape both concrete fields like physics and abstract domains like philosophy. My purpose is not just to prove or apply principles, but to discover universal patterns and their applications across disciplines. I pursue knowledge through scientific thought, experimentation, and logical reasoning to advance science and enrich life.
Core Values
I have always hated the traditional, corporate view of core values. A lot of us have the same characteristics or values, but it's in how we express them, or what drives them. So instead, these are the core principles/tenets/ideals/vows I live by.
- - Humanity's greatest strength is accumulated knowledge: science, math, the arts, and creative work, each generation building on the last. I owe most of what I know to teachers, mentors, and books, and I owe the same forward.
- - Life's value is rooted in existence itself, and our well-being is tied to the well-being of the world. The Dao, the universal flow that seems to connect everything, is the closest name I have found for how I see the world; I try to be a good steward of that flow, to trust it and follow it rather than fight it, steering only where steering is needed. We are of the world, and the world is of us; all is one, and one is all. I create, become, and embody my own karma.
- - Drawing on our shared strengths only works when expression is free. I hold freedom of speech, expression, and interpretation as fundamental (my line: argument is protected, targeting people is not), and with them freedom of information: open, honest, and reachable by everyone. Every connection and conversation is a chance to learn, teach, or grow.
Family & Community
My commitments are first to myself, then to my spouse, then to my household, then my extended family, then local communities, and so on and so forth. I believe in leaving a place better than you found it, and taking ownership and pride in the process.
Note On Families and Relationships
I believe that family is more than a blood bond or a matter of proximity at a young age; I believe family is chosen. Given that same freedom of agency, consent, and safety, adults should be able to construct relationships and family structures however they see fit.
Key & Influential Individuals
- - Perspective: Alan Watts, Thich Nhat Hanh, Lao Tzu, Aldous Huxley, Hermann Hesse
- - Philosophy: Voltaire, Locke, Rousseau, Beauvoir
- - Mathematics & Computing: Euler, Leibniz, Descartes, Alan Turing
- - Physics: Émilie du Châtelet, Erwin Schrödinger
- - Astronomy: Vera Rubin
Fun Stuff or Preferences
Futbol: Man City
Gaming: PlayStation
TV: Anime and animation first (One Piece, Frieren, Avatar: The Last Airbender), plus feel-good comedies and The Great British Baking Show
Music: Sleep Token, Spiritbox, The Dear Hunter, Post Malone, Artemas, Hozier, Noah Kahan
Books: Arabian Nights, Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, One Piece, Discworld
Creators & Channels: Lofi Girl · Dropout TV · Some More News · Crash Course · Last Week Tonight · Glitch Productions · 3Blue1Brown · Abao in Tokyo · Apex Gaming & Esports (my kind of local game store)
Preferences: Cats, Tea