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Week 16 2023

I watched a video by The School of Life about Emotional Maturity this week. The video presented something I know but…

April 20, 2023

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Week 15 2023

I was awake before the sun this morning, walked my dog onto the front lawn, and looked up at the stars.…

April 14, 2023

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Week 14 2023

As I walked into the backyard today to observe the Easter Bunny setting out treats for my kids, my mistakes came…

April 9, 2023

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Perceiving Unlocks Thoughtfulness

This morning, my daughter impressed me with her powers of perception and interpretation. While I drove through the dark to drop…

April 6, 2023

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Week 13 2023

I revisited some songs I had forgotten this week—most notably, music by folk/country singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter. In 1994, a dear…

April 2, 2023

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Week 12 2023

Over spring break, I sought to understand machine learning and artificial intelligence. Chatbots like ChatGPT and Bard have been the buzz…

March 26, 2023

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Week 11 2023

I love airports. They’re a mishmash of people from many walks of life, all mixing, interacting, and sometimes colliding depending on…

March 19, 2023

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Learning Sciences

Learning Lenses: Four Theories for Interpreting Experience Design Scenes

This paper presents four experiential assignments where graduate-level design students in an online Experience Design Studio course use systems and psychological…

March 18, 2023

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Week 10 2023

I am taking two doses of my own medicine in this week’s reflection. One of the reasons I write these reflections…

March 12, 2023

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Week 09 2023

Last Thursday (March 2nd) was Texas Independence Day. We started throwing a Texas Independence Day party in 2001 and did so…

March 5, 2023

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Week 08 2023

Everything Everywhere All at Once is one of the best films I have ever seen. I watched it twice this week.…

February 26, 2023

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Week 07 2023

Some of my favorite memories are of the Daddy-Daughter Dance. Last year’s dance was the last one for my daughter and…

February 18, 2023

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