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Spring 2026 One class that I have been enjoying a lot this semester is the Information Science seminar series . The format is simple: each week, a researcher from a completely different field comes in and talks about how they think about technology, data, and AI. Something that makes this class interesting is how different the perspectives are. Some speakers approach technology through law. Some through religion. Some through political science or environmental justice. AI is everywhere. It's embedded in institutions, cultures, and social structures. Here are a few talks that stood out in February: On Judgment - A Critical Grammar for Computing and Law One idea from this talk that really stayed with me was the idea of tractability . In computing, we often assume problems are well-defined and solvable if we just design the right algorithm. But  Gerardo Con Diaz pointed out that tractability is actually something we create by deciding what counts as measurable, what ambiguity we i...

January always sneaks up on me. Every year, I look up and realize the month is almost over, and I’m not entirely sure where the days went. I’ve been trying to be more intentional with my time this year. Trying is the keyword.  Spring 2026 Spring 2026 is officially underway (I'll be graduating in May, which still feels surreal to say). This semester, I'm taking INFO 6500: Information Science Seminar Series . It’s a one-credit course, but the intent behind it feels expansive. The focus is less on workload and more on intellectual exploration: learning about research outside my immediate interests, practicing critical writing, and actively contributing to an intellectual community. So far, the speakers have been incredible. One of the early sessions explored  information history  through the lens of  Thomas Kuhn  and the evolution of the field itself. The idea that information history is not synonymous with the Information Age. It’s older and deeply embedded in ...