Straight BS

Featured Takes

December 29, 2025

Take 05: I'm Not an Expert in Anything

My thoughts on content creation, blocking myself because things aren't perfect, and kind of daring myself to post the results.

November 24, 2025

Inside UACCB: I'm the Guest This Time

In a fun role reversal, my colleague Stephanie Minor hosts the podcast I normally host so I can be the guest and talk about what I do at UACCB.

September 5, 2025

Take 02: Reinforcement Learning with Checklist Feedback

I read a paper on “checklist feedback” in AI and started wondering what it would look like in education. In this episode, I share some half-baked thoughts on atomic checklists, student-made assessments, and how simple yes/no steps might change the way students learn.

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All Takes

Featured
December 29, 2025

Take 05: I'm Not an Expert in Anything

My thoughts on content creation, blocking myself because things aren't perfect, and kind of daring myself to post the results.

Featured
November 24, 2025

Inside UACCB: I'm the Guest This Time

In a fun role reversal, my colleague Stephanie Minor hosts the podcast I normally host so I can be the guest and talk about what I do at UACCB.

September 21, 2025

Take 04: I Don't Research Anymore

Why I stopped jumping into research first and started letting my half-baked ideas live a little.

September 20, 2025

Take 03: Making Young Me Happy

Sometimes I do stuff that makes no sense just because younger me would’ve loved it.

Featured
September 5, 2025

Take 02: Reinforcement Learning with Checklist Feedback

I read a paper on “checklist feedback” in AI and started wondering what it would look like in education. In this episode, I share some half-baked thoughts on atomic checklists, student-made assessments, and how simple yes/no steps might change the way students learn.

August 31, 2025

Take 01: Let's Get Started

What is Straight BS? It’s me being me. Rambling thoughts, half-formed ideas, personal projects, work stuff, random life things. Whatever ends up in my notebook and needs to spill out. It’s not polished, not “marketing,” and definitely not a suit-and-tie version of me.