We interview Alexander Green, the founder and CEO of Symmetry Labs, which is creating the future of lighting. Alex was trained as a mathematical and theoretical physicist as well as a classical musician before he pivoted over to hardware, software, and interactive installation art. How turning proteins into music can help us read data, what it takes to build light installations that can respond to anything, and why the women at the Grace Hopper conference are badasses. Plus, the trick to looking like an expert coder if you ever find yourself playing one on TV.