Luke Shepard
lukeshepard.bsky.social
Luke Shepard
@lukeshepard.bsky.social
Education, robotics and AI developments, and ... book reviews? Worked at facebook, amazon, espark, tempus.
Will it become easier to get into college in the years ahead?

The number of high school graduates is projected to peak in 2025- then there’s a demographic cliff due to birth rates that have declined since 2007.

It may relieve some of the demand- fewer kids chasing the same # of seats
April 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
How is 3D printing being used in schools? Sure, some schools have a STEM lab, but I want to share a story of how my child's social studies teacher incorporated 3D modeling & printing into her class.

Students designed, modeled, printed and painted "monuments" to their own legacy.
April 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Elon Musk and his team are taking over the US government in pursuit of enabling autocracy. It may seem unprecedented - but of course, it's not, as big business has historically been very aligned with fascists.
February 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
You simply must listen to this new ... well, old ... podcast. It's been around for over a decade, yet this year started something totally new.
January 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Today I dragged my daughter along for that exhilaration of just catching an express bus after climbing out of the blue line station. She was trying to run and read at the same time.

More CTA highs. Love when it works well.
December 13, 2024 at 12:19 AM
Well, I "won" the lottery so now I have a spot in next years Chicago marathon!

I've never run a marathon.
December 13, 2024 at 12:17 AM
I'm setting up my new M4 Mac Mini. Haven't had a desktop computer for some years but I wanted something that my whole family could share - especially for things like video editing, Minecraft, and AI.
December 5, 2024 at 8:20 PM
I read some really good books this year. Some old, some new, and I wanted to share some of the best ones.

I'm going to start with recent tech history. One of my favorite books that I read this year was written in 2016, and details the history of the AT&T telephone network.
December 4, 2024 at 3:15 PM