I found out about dave ackley accidentally a while back when researching some ideas only to find someone much smarter is working on some of them and has written

I found out about dave ackley accidentally a while back when researching some ideas only to find someone much smarter is working on some of them and has written some interesting papers. I feel too stupid to understand a lot of what they are actually doing, but it seems very interesting. I searched a lot for his name on HN a few years, but to my disappointment couldn't find a lot of him being mentioned. I hope some people here will comment with their thoughts on his ideas. I don't know anyone in real life that finds this intriguing, so i need HN brainfood.