Alexi Brooks
@alexibrooks.bsky.social
Teaching computer science at UMN. Researching:
-Ethics in computer science education.
-Learning in social media. (No, I'm not researching you.)
Pronouns: They/Them
-Ethics in computer science education.
-Learning in social media. (No, I'm not researching you.)
Pronouns: They/Them
I forgot it’s that time of year again. I think you’re being entirely too kind. AI assistance does not belong in the leaderboard at all IMO.
December 1, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I forgot it’s that time of year again. I think you’re being entirely too kind. AI assistance does not belong in the leaderboard at all IMO.
Reposted by Alexi Brooks
If you can't access it, here is the longer original piece: donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-author...
The authoritarian checklist
It is time to admit that America is no longer a functioning democracy
donmoynihan.substack.com
September 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
If you can't access it, here is the longer original piece: donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-author...
Volunteer run audiobooks for books in the public domain. Very cool stuff!
July 31, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Volunteer run audiobooks for books in the public domain. Very cool stuff!
Have you thought about volunteering with LibriVox? (In our copious free time, I know.)
July 31, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Have you thought about volunteering with LibriVox? (In our copious free time, I know.)
Apparently I completely fail-cropped that. Sorry folks! XD
July 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Apparently I completely fail-cropped that. Sorry folks! XD
Quick q about this: If I turn away from my computer to draw a flow chart on a white board, what category is that recorded under?
July 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Quick q about this: If I turn away from my computer to draw a flow chart on a white board, what category is that recorded under?
I got called away after that. This is harder than I remembered but I guess that’s why we practice
May 31, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I got called away after that. This is harder than I remembered but I guess that’s why we practice
We got a podcast recommendation: Hard Fork (Kevin Rus?)
May 31, 2025 at 3:09 PM
We got a podcast recommendation: Hard Fork (Kevin Rus?)
8 years later, human automation is the title of a sociology conference
May 31, 2025 at 3:01 PM
8 years later, human automation is the title of a sociology conference
Next speaker: computer scientists said it wasn’t their responsibility to think about ethics. Sociologists said this is not sociology. We’re the people people
May 31, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Next speaker: computer scientists said it wasn’t their responsibility to think about ethics. Sociologists said this is not sociology. We’re the people people
I got here a little late. One speaker was talking about whether intelligence is about acting vs thinking, humanlike vs rational
May 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I got here a little late. One speaker was talking about whether intelligence is about acting vs thinking, humanlike vs rational
I’m not a fan of rhyming with uncle. I use “cousin” right now. I don’t hate pibling but I’m going to stick with cousin.
April 11, 2025 at 9:46 AM
I’m not a fan of rhyming with uncle. I use “cousin” right now. I don’t hate pibling but I’m going to stick with cousin.
This is a great list of demands for any campus right now. Best of luck to Tufts grad workers and I hope grad workers everywhere follow your lead!
April 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
This is a great list of demands for any campus right now. Best of luck to Tufts grad workers and I hope grad workers everywhere follow your lead!
Whew that’s a mood for sure
March 31, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Whew that’s a mood for sure
Off the top of my head:
The Authoritarians (Bob Altemeyer)
Fifth Season (NK Jemisin)
The Lady or the Tiger (Raymond Smullyan)
The Authoritarians (Bob Altemeyer)
Fifth Season (NK Jemisin)
The Lady or the Tiger (Raymond Smullyan)
March 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Off the top of my head:
The Authoritarians (Bob Altemeyer)
Fifth Season (NK Jemisin)
The Lady or the Tiger (Raymond Smullyan)
The Authoritarians (Bob Altemeyer)
Fifth Season (NK Jemisin)
The Lady or the Tiger (Raymond Smullyan)