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It’s Time To Prototype
Why I’m starting a Lab for Imaginative Prototyping with AI at Harvey Mudd
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The Forward Deployed Educator
How the combination of domain expertise, relationships with students, and AI tools can amplify your ability to create engaging learning environments
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The Choice To Do Evil Is Itself A Good
E-bikes, E-motorcycles, AI, and innovations two-sided coin
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Speedrun Learning
How AI can enable a new way of learning
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Live By The Vibe, Die By The Vibe
Rare and valuable skills still rule in the age of AI
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When Efficiency Is Worthless
What matters most is where you're going to spend the margin
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The Moral Hazards Of AI Are Closer Than You Realize
We're walking on a knife edge
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September 2025
The User Interface Really Matters
The flexibility of LLMs requires that we be especially thoughtful about the user interface decisions we make in order for them to be fruitful in…
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Keep Thinking
There's never been a trickier time to do it
Sep 23
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The Great Shadow Will Yet Depart
Even in the midst of evil, God is making all things new and he invites us to participate in the work he is doing
Sep 17
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Augmenting Ourselves to Death
The wisdom that the technological critics of the twentieth century have to offer us
Sep 9
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Education In The Age of Amplified Intelligence
What Formula One driver training has to teach us about preparing to handle performance amplifiers
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