by linustan | Jul 23, 2025 | Academia, AI Futures, AI Mindset
TL;DR: As AI takes over mental labour, will we need “intellectual gyms” to keep our minds sharp? Universities could become the new spaces for deliberate cognitive challenge. For millennia, survival depended on physical strength. Our ancestors ploughed fields,...
by linustan | Jul 15, 2025 | Academia, AI Integration
TL;DR: Students live in a dopamine-driven world where attention is fragmented. Higher education must rethink its structures, leverage AI for multi-format learning, and defend the value of deep thinking without turning lecturers into performers. They are looking...
by linustan | Jul 14, 2025 | Academia, AI Integration
TL;DR: In the age of AI-assisted writing, our traditional understanding of plagiarism no longer fits. Professor Eaton’s idea of post-plagiarism offers a new framework for authorship, integrity, and trust in education. It started with something simple. I’d...
by linustan | May 2, 2025 | Academia, Wellbeing
TL;DR: A reflection on my panic attack that followed a disengaged class, reflecting on the emotional labour, blurred boundaries, and the pressures of performance that spiralled me into darkness. It happened on the first day back from semester break. I walked...
by linustan | Apr 20, 2025 | Academia, publishing
TL;DR: Peer-reviewed writing isn’t dead, but it’s no longer the only way ideas matter. This reflective piece explores what’s still valuable, and what needs to change. Happy Easter Sunday! There was a time I thought publishing a peer-reviewed paper would feel...
