Hi, I'm Michael Ditrick.
Welcome to my online home. I write, research, and explore the worlds of life, technology, and society. My motto is: “Write to discover, research to understand.”
I publish two newsletters:
Life Exploration — personal reflections, experiments, and essays on living with curiosity and intention.
Tech & Security — deep dives into cybersecurity, compliance, data privacy, and defense.
Most of my work is split between short-form essays, where I capture quick insights, and long-form research, where I dig into ideas with depth and rigor. Together, they form an ongoing record of my intellectual journey.
You'll also find links here to my published research papers and newsletter archives.
If you're new, start with the short-form essays — then move into the long-form pieces and research when you're ready to dive deeper.