Adam Blank

Teaching Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences @Caltech. non-binary. neurodivergent. they/them.

[The CS-Ed Podcast @csedpodcast]

New episode! This time we talk to Adam Blank from @Caltech about master's degree only teaching faculty by discussing what a job title should mean. https://t.co/g8pG9UJ2Yh

[hardmaru @hardmaru]

AlphaGo is book-smart 🤓

Tic-Tac-Toe robot is street smart 😎
https://t.co/y2jawQxfJu

[Dr Meming @Dr_Meming]

Time for the weekend again

[@timnitGebru (@dair-community.social/bsky.social) @timnitGebru]

As I mentioned in my talk at GraceHopper last year, my association with the conference is pure unadulterated gaslighting. And after my talk last year @AnitaB_org decided to double down. Shame.

[Axel Folio, PhD, White Tears Distiller 🪁 @ISASaxonists]

For all the oppressed yt folks out there.

[Adam Blank @countability]

@TaliaRinger Yep. I'm still dealing with it in therapy, honestly.

[mastodon.social/@AnnMariePT @amptMN]

One of the best parts of being a prof is hearing from alumni and what they're up to. Had a favorite prof in college (or even just one whose class meant a lot to you?) reach out to them once in a while and let them know. They want to hear from you :)

[Lumiai @yes_wecan_cer]

If you are straight and cisgendered, over the next few years you may start seeing and hearing LGBTQ people a lot less.

It may be very gradual and subtle, and therefore hard for you to notice.

So, I'm going to say now, while you can still see and hear me- this was deliberate.

[eevee 💨 @eevee]

As a person with ADHD, I know what it's like to experience so many memory errors that I've just learned to take them for granted. That's why this Pride, I'm partnering with C++ to

[Evan Peck @EvanMPeck]

New Taulbee survey dropped (👍 to @ksm_csed for passing it along): https://t.co/8Xray5pa3I

For those that aren't familiar, it has a lot of info about CS faculty in the US - demographics, hiring, salary, enrollment, etc.

[Katy's Shit Cartoons @KatysCartoons]

Atoms are binary. They are either intended to be hydrogen or helium. We can't just scrap this worldview just because of a handful of exceptions

[Amy J. Ko 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🌮 🐈 @amyjko]

A teacher invited me to speak about CS in her 2nd grade classroom in Florida. Then this DeSantis BS emerged and she asked if I would be disclosing that I’m trans. I said yes and she rescinded the invite. This is what erasure looks like. https://t.co/dIaw85WqjB

[Spencer Williams @burritotheif]

This might be a hot take but I’ll say that the introduction of pronouns at the beginning of a class has always made me, a trans person, uncomfortable because it suspends me—maybe me and one other person depending—in a state of hypervisibility.

[Disabled Academic Collective @DisabledAcadem]

For everyone teaching this term: do you recommend students to go to the Accommodations Office at your uni? If you do, are you aware of what that process looks like? Hint - the process is not good. It is not empowering. It is costly, time consuming, and demoralizing. 1/10

[Adam Blank @countability]

Turns out gender euphoria isn't just...the lack of gender dysphoria...who knew?

[Adam Blank @countability]

@hazelnym I know it’s just a joke, but diabetes is serious and for many of us isn’t our fault or necessarily due to “eating badly”. :(

[Mariana not mary-anna @scampneoroxy]

Brain: DO A THING
me: okay let's watch-
brain: NO
Me: Ok maybe let's make some -
BRin: BORING
Me: or i could rea-
BRaen: ABSOLUTELY NEVER
Me: scroll?
BRAIN: WHY NOT DO THING *meltdown*

Golly gee ADHD Sure is about not sitting still, huh?

[Adam Blank @countability]

@Caltech Apparently, we're going to add a footnote and change the wording...progress?

[Adam Blank @countability]

Hey @Caltech -- as a non-binary member of your faculty, where do I fit in on this chart? https://t.co/pfHCkduG9x