Archive - The Absent-Minded Professor

January 2025

To Live and Teach as a Creature

Helping our students to grapple with the messiness of life

Jan 28 •

A House Can Never Be a Home

Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also

Jan 21 •

Greetings from Altadena

Clinging to God's providence in the aftermath of the Eaton Fire with open-eyed gratitude

Jan 14 •

Get In Touch with Your Inner Hedgehog

To build a career that counts, focus on the intersection of your passion, talent, and what creates long term value

Jan 7 •

December 2024

We're The Lab Rats Now

The only sustainable way approach to AI and education is to recognize that our technological world is an operant conditioning chamber

Dec 31, 2024 •

Here’s How I’m Trying to Cultivate Socio-Technical Builders

Sharing a few ideas with hopes that they might apply in your contexts too

Dec 17, 2024 •

Postman’s Prophetic Provocations

Five essential insights for the builders of tomorrow

Dec 10, 2024 •

Make the Ethics of Technology Radical Again

Get to the root to evaluate the fruit

Dec 3, 2024 •

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