Dr. Vakil actively engages in several forms of public scholarship. He currently maintains a Substack, and co-hosts the PCWB podcast (A Professor and a Comedian Walk Into a Bar). Available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Instagram.
Public Writing
- Vakil, S. (September 2024). Academia Needs Comedy Now More Than Ever. The Los Angeles Review.
- Logan, C., & Vakil, S. (February 2024). Conducting a Technoethical Audit of ChatGPT. Civicsoftechnology.org.
- Vakil, S. (April 2023). Widening the “Learning Tent” of Computing Education. CSTeachers.org.
- Morales-Doyle, D., Vossoughi, S., Vakil, S., & Bang, M. (August 2020). In an Era of Pandemic and Protest, STEM Education Can’t Pretend to Be Apolitical. Truthout.org
- Vakil, S., & Kozek, T. (September 2008). Bio-inspired hardware becomes a reality. EETimes.com