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.
DaVinci's notebooks were an early form of PKM
Published Pkm is the equivalent of da vinci's journals - okay, looks like I had this thought already! But the idea is that DaVinci's notebooks were just his general musings; he would write down everyt
"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
On Mastodon
Follow →Instead of "wanting to be clear," you could just... be clear.
Jun 23, 2026Everyone says "we don't talk about this enough" but I get the sense that we talk about everything way too much.l
Jun 16, 2026Perhaps it is just me, but I have never quite understood why people do birthday greeting card type of things on places like Facebook. Like wishing their spouse a happy birthday, in front of their whole feed.
Jun 10, 2026Wow, there is so much content on there about how to avoid dopamine seeking behaviors. Some really great people talk about it, there on YouTube, where the dopamine is sought.
Jun 7, 2026Currently
Working for the summer examining why institutions make procurement decision around AI technology.
Prepping for teaching the upcoming AI in Education course at JHU.
Working on a number of other AI projects, including social experiments that involve online synchronous chat methods.
Teaching coaching and human growth and development classes as per usual.
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