Blog

Jan 18 2026

x-men re-examined: family ties

A clunky episode that nevertheless gives us the show’s most sympathetic portrayal of Magneto yet.

Jan 11 2026

x-men re-examined: proteus

An episode about parentage that completely whiffs its ending. Also, Wolverine melts.

Dec 25 2025

my favorite christmas songs

A few tracks from my favorite (and only) Christmas album.

Dec 20 2025

x-men re-examined: one man's worth

A time travel story so preoccupied with action that it forgets to have a point.

Publications

I am an author of 22 scientific publications, 15 white papers, 3 popular press articles, and 32 conference presentations. Here’s my favorite.

The latest is:

Humanizing AI in Education: A Readability Comparison of LLM and Human-Created Educational Content PDF DOI

Rashid, M. M., Atilgan, N., Dobres, J., Day, S., Penkova, V., Küçük, M., Clapp, S. R., & Sawyer, B. D., Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 68(1)

Contact

I’d love to hear from you. Email is best. StackOverflow is a favorite haunt. ResearchGate has all my science. And I sometimes check LinkedIn.