Zia Hassan
I am curious about what it means to be human.
Writing
Thoughts on education, AI, and everything in between.
An Ethical Dilemma about Kids and Fandom
I often see social media posts (or sometimes real life examples) of a thing where parents put their kids into outfits that act as bumper stickers. Whether it's a political orientation, or perhaps a sp
Morning Magick
The first thing I do on most days of the year is make coffee. It's nothing fancy. I make a pot for myself and my wife. The ritual is the key. First I pour the water into the coffee maker's chamber. I
From the Garden
Atomic notes, research threads, and works in progress.
"Bus" in Urdu means Enough
"Bus" in Urdu means Enough Growing up, I got to hear my parents speak in Urdu to friends and family. Although their usage of Urdu has waned over the years, something I'll never forget is their use of
A YouTube history is an exploration into a person’s curiosity
Show me a person's YouTube history and you see into their curiosity. The algorithm feeds content that makes them want to click. Then again, this doesn’t mean that what they watch is what they like. In
On Mastodon
Follow →Is anyone using Sublime? I sort of shrugged it off as another AI thingidy thing, but it's actually kind of cool and useful and weird in a way that most algorithmically based things don't seem to be.
May 27, 2026I started the show Fantasmas last night. Why didn't anyone tell me about this? Freakin' brilliant and had me on the floor.
May 27, 2026Anthropic recently update Claude and it feels significantly... stunted, at the moment. I actually asked "are you okay?"
May 25, 2026I really dislike it when people use “monk” as some kind of credential for their life purpose business.
May 23, 2026Currently
Finishing my dissertation proposal on AI personas and their effect on student learning and engagement.
Teaching at community college and thinking through what responsible AI use looks like in the classroom.
Reading about perspective-taking, climate education, and the philosophy of technology.
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