Things which now get buzzed as “AI” (“artificial intelligence”) — large language models, statistical predictionRead More
Category: technology
Academic Integrity?
The ChatGPT handwringing of late has bothered me, not least because it is cloaked inRead More
Extending the Mind
This summer, I recommended to everyone I encountered that they take an hour and listenRead More
The Grindr Model of Education
He is the corporate Silence: dread him not! No power hath he of evil inRead More
Assignment: Low-Tech Research
Here’s an assignment I recently developed and tested out on a group of students andRead More
Of Margins, Refuge, and Struggle
This post began as a reflection on some ideas that Robin DeRosa offered in oneRead More
The “Textbooks” Misnomer
The other day I explained to a student that the “cc” field in emails isRead More
Choose Your Impermanence
I’ve always been attracted to the (highly romanticized) idea of monks hunkering down in out-of-the-wayRead More
How Public? Why Public?
In the Interdisciplinary Studies program where I have begun working, we encourage students to goRead More