Foundation
“The godfather of galactic empire sci-fi. Psychohistory is a fascinating concept.”
About Adib Jawad
How learning, technology, climate research, and IT support come together in the work I do now.
Currently focused on accessible digital learning, climate literacy, and the new foundations of educational technology.
I study how digital tools shape learning — what makes them useful, what makes them inaccessible, and what happens when technology is introduced without enough attention to people, context, or purpose.
My path runs from disaster science and climate resilience into curriculum, learning design, and educational technology. That interdisciplinary background helps me look at learning systems from both the human and technical sides.
My research has examined gamified climate-education platforms, AR/VR for environmental learning, digital learning during crisis, accessibility and representation, and the emerging role of AI and hybrid video in education.
I also bring hands-on IT support experience. I care about the research question, the classroom reality, and the systems underneath both.
M.A. Curriculum and Learning, University of Calgary
What I bring
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Beyond work
Reading, hiking, narrative games, and building mechanical keyboards help me explore ideas and recharge.
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Beyond work
Favourite reads
I, Robot
Isaac Asimov
“The foundational exploration of artificial intelligence ethics and logic puzzles.”
The End of Eternity
Isaac Asimov
“A brilliant, mind-bending take on time travel and guarding the human timeline.”
The Gods Themselves
Isaac Asimov
“Fascinating alien psychology and parallel universe physics.”
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
“The absolute pinnacle of absurd sci-fi comedy. 'Don't Panic' is a great life philosophy.”
Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle
“The foundational blueprint for logical deduction, observation, and mystery.”
Harry Potter
J.K. Rowling
“A nostalgic journey into a hidden magical society and classic hero's journey.”
The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien
“The gold standard of high fantasy and meticulous world-building.”
Hobbies
Mechanical Keyboards
I enjoy the tactile and auditory experience of building keyboards. Sourcing the right switches, lubricating them by hand, and tuning stabilizers turns the tool I use for 10 hours a day into a tailored experience.
Hiking & Outdoors
Being a disaster scientist means studying nature on a macro scale, but hiking lets me appreciate it on a micro scale. Getting away from screens and walking through the wilderness is my favorite way to reset my brain.
Narrative Gaming
I have a deep appreciation for video games as a storytelling medium. Games that blend incredible soundtracks with strong narrative choices are my go-to for winding down.
Personal preferences
Likes
Gaming · Reading · Linux · Quiet · Sleep · Coding · Coffee
Dislikes
Lag · Spam · Clutter · Noise · Heat · Bugs · Alarms
Expand: Want to read Reading wishlist · 20 titles
- Mistborn — Brandon Sanderson. Heard it has one of the best, most logical magic systems ever created.
- The Name of the Wind — Patrick Rothfuss. Supposedly beautiful prose and a deep, intellectual take on fantasy.
- And Then There Were None — Agatha Christie. Need to read the greatest mystery novel of all time.
- Dune — Frank Herbert. The ultimate masterclass in ecological and political sci-fi world-building.
- The Three-Body Problem — Liu Cixin. Hard sci-fi focusing on first contact, orbital mechanics, and existential dread.
- 1984 — George Orwell. The definitive dystopian novel on surveillance and system control.
- Hyperion — Dan Simmons. Described as 'The Canterbury Tales in space'. Mind-bending sci-fi.
- The Stormlight Archive — Brandon Sanderson. The modern epic fantasy standard. Massive scale and incredible character arcs.
- Neuromancer — William Gibson. The novel that birthed the Cyberpunk genre. Essential reading for hacker culture.
- Project Hail Mary — Andy Weir. From the author of The Martian. Supposed to be incredible hard sci-fi problem solving.
- Snow Crash — Neal Stephenson. Pizza delivery mafia, virtual reality avatars, and ancient Sumerian mind viruses.
- Brave New World — Aldous Huxley. The opposite of 1984: a dystopia built on pleasure, distraction, and genetic engineering.
- The Lies of Locke Lamora — Scott Lynch. High-stakes heists and con artists in a beautifully grim fantasy Venice.
- Dark Matter — Blake Crouch. A fast-paced, mind-bending thriller about quantum mechanics and alternate lives.
- Fahrenheit 451 — Ray Bradbury. Classic dystopia on the danger of censorship and the loss of knowledge.
- The Martian — Andy Weir. The ultimate 'competence porn' survival story relying purely on science and math.
- Ender's Game — Orson Scott Card. Tactical genius, zero-g battles, and the psychological toll of war.
- A Fire Upon the Deep — Vernor Vinge. Galactic zones of thought and internet-like communication across the stars.
- The Left Hand of Darkness — Ursula K. Le Guin. A groundbreaking exploration of sociology, gender, and deep winter worlds.
- The Wheel of Time — Robert Jordan. A 14-book behemoth of traditional, sprawling, world-ending fantasy.
Expand: Web novels & progression fantasy Reading archive · 50 titles
- Reverend Insanity — Gu Zhen Ren. A masterpiece of ruthless pragmatism and scheming. Fang Yuan is the ultimate anti-hero.
- Lord of the Mysteries — Cuttlefish That Loves Diving. Incredible Lovecraftian world-building, deep lore, and an amazing power pathway system.
- Renegade Immortal — Er Gen. A classic ruthless cultivation journey where the protagonist defies the heavens.
- I Shall Seal the Heavens — Er Gen. The quintessential Xianxia experience. Greed, comedy, and epic Dao comprehension.
- Desolate Era — I Eat Tomatoes. Epic scale, vast universes, and sword Dao at its absolute peak.
- Coiling Dragon — I Eat Tomatoes. The gateway drug to Chinese web novels. Rings, grandpas, and elemental laws.
- Cradle — Will Wight. Western progression fantasy that perfectly captures the speed and hype of cultivation.
- A Will Eternal — Er Gen. Hilarious protagonist who is terrified of death but accidentally causes chaos everywhere.
- Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint — Sing Shong. A brilliant meta-narrative about a reader trying to survive the apocalypse using novel knowledge.
- Shadow Slave — Guiltythree. Incredible world-building, unique powers, and a dark, unforgiving nightmare system.
- The Legendary Mechanic — Chocolion. NPC protagonist manipulates players and builds universal-scale mecha armies.
- Warlock of the Magus World — The Plagiarist. An AI chip and a purely analytical, evil protagonist navigating a brutal magical world.
- My House of Horrors — I Fix Air-Conditioners. The best horror web novel out there. Great system, terrifying ghosts, and an insane MC.
- Mother of Learning — nobody103. The absolute best time-loop progression fantasy ever written. Meticulous magic system.
- Martial World — Cocooned Cow. A highly refined, textbook example of the classic zero-to-hero cultivation trope.
- True Martial World — Cocooned Cow. Follow-up to Martial World. Great early arcs and satisfying power scaling.
- Stellar Transformations — I Eat Tomatoes. One of the OGs. Cultivating the universe inside one's own Dantian.
- The King's Avatar — Butterfly Blue. The absolute peak of gaming/e-sports web novels. God-tier mechanics and team building.
- Cultivation Chat Group — Legend of the Paladin. Modern day MC gets added to a WeChat group of actual ancient cultivators. Pure gold.
- My Senior Brother is Too Steady — Yan Gui Zheng Zhuan. An MC who hides 99% of his power and prepares 10 backup plans for every situation.
- Throne of Magical Arcana — Cuttlefish That Loves Diving. Magic is based on actual real-world quantum physics and mathematics. Brilliant.
- Ze Tian Ji (Way of Choices) — Mao Ni. Slower paced, incredibly well-written prose focusing on fate, Dao, and intellect.
- Nightfall — Mao Ni. Deep philosophical themes and an unapologetic, brutally pragmatic protagonist.
- Douluo Dalu — Tang Jia San Shao. Spirit rings, martial souls, and one of the most famous IPs in Chinese web novels.
- Battle Through the Heavens — Heavenly Silkworm Potato. The blueprint for 'broken engagement' and 'grandpa in a ring' tropes. Extremely hype.
- Wu Dong Qian Kun — Heavenly Silkworm Potato. Similar to BTTH, heavily focused on martial arts and intense, gritty combat.
- Swallowed Star — I Eat Tomatoes. Starts as post-apocalyptic Earth, scales into an unimaginably massive galactic cultivation universe.
- Lord Xue Ying — I Eat Tomatoes. Incredible focus on the Dao of the Spear and dimensional exploration.
- Nine Star Hegemon Body Art — Ordinary Magician. The absolute king of face-slapping, brotherhood, and explosive power-ups.
- Against the Gods — Mars Gravity. Arrogant young masters beware. Extremely fast-paced and aggressive protagonist.
- Emperor's Domination — Yan Bi Xiao Sheng. The MC is already a million-year-old god in a human body. Pure flex from chapter 1.
- Top Tier Providence, Secretly Cultivate for a Thousand Years — Let Me Laugh. MC refuses to leave his mountain and just grinds safely for thousands of years.
- History's Number 1 Founder — August Eagle. MC is forced by a system to create the strongest sect in history using anime logic.
- Library of Heaven's Path — Heng Sao Tian Ya. MC can see the flaws in absolutely everything. Very repetitive but highly addictive.
- Release That Witch — Er Mu. Engineer transmigrates to medieval times, saves witches, and uses them to kickstart the industrial revolution.
- Trash of the Count's Family — Yoo Ryeo Han. MC just wants to slack off but accidentally builds an army of loyal dragons and heroes.
- Second Life Ranker — Sadoyeon. Cold, calculating MC climbing a brutal tower to avenge his brother. Dark and edgy.
- Return of the Mount Hua Sect — Biga. Plum Blossom sword saint reincarnates into the future to save his ruined sect. Hilarious and hype.
- Nano Machine — Han-Dong-Jian. Descendant from the future injects MC with nanobots in an ancient martial arts world.
- The Novel's Extra — Jee Gab Song. Author is trapped in his own novel as a background extra. Amazing early arcs.
- The Author's POV — Entrail_JI. Similar to Novel's Extra but takes a much darker, psychological turn later on.
- Dungeon Crawler Carl — Matt Dinniman. Aliens turn Earth into a televised dungeon. A man and his talking cat survive. Unbelievably good.
- He Who Fights With Monsters — Shirtaloon. Australian MC with a dark magic powerset and a whole lot of political sass.
- Defiance of the Fall — TheFirstDefier. Earth gets integrated into a ruthless multiverse system. Pure, raw progression and base building.
- The Wandering Inn — pirateaba. The longest piece of English fiction ever written. Incredible emotional depth and world-building.
- Beware of Chicken — Casualfarmer. MC nopes out of sect politics, buys a farm, and accidentally cultivates a god-tier rooster.
- Forge of Destiny — Yrsillar. Incredibly realistic take on sect dynamics, politics, and the personal Dao.
- Super Gene — Twelve Winged Dark Seraphim. Humans evolve by eating creatures in a separate dimension. Great exploration and power scaling.
- Let Me Game in Peace — Twelve Winged Dark Seraphim. MC games on his phone to gain stats and powers in the real world.
- City of Sin — Misty Architecture. Incredible planar conquest, deep strategic resource management, and a highly realistic grimdark world.