I’m reading yet another article of the madness on campus, and once again the dog not barking gets my attention. First a quick look at the article: Who Defines What Is Racist? Our campuses are in constant turmoil from ever more shrill cries of RACISM. It doesn’t matter if you’re drinking milk, showing up on […] … learn more→

Smart technologies are becoming more popular than ever before, finding their way into modern households and businesses. But what most people don’t know is that these technologies are also being used by cities across the globe to increase their energy efficiency, reduce carbon footprint, improve safety, solve problems and improve overall productivity. Since smart technologies […] … learn more→

Artificial intelligence is already being put to use in the NHS, with Google’s AI firm DeepMind providing technology to help monitor patients. Now I have discovered that Google has met with Genomic England – a company set up by the Department of Health to deliver the 100,000 Genomes Project – to discuss whether DeepMind could […] … learn more→

As research students, we aim to advance our disciplines through rigorous research and intense focus on our studies. At the same time we are all too often full of anxiety and uncertainty that keep us from achieving our best. Even though other students among our friends provide support, the amount of inherent competition among research […] … learn more→

Universities fail to exploit social media’s most compelling features, tending to broadcast their brands instead of engaging students and the public online, new research suggests. Visualise this: smiling students and successful faculty. In the background, beautiful buildings framed by blue skies. These are the ways that Canadian universities choose to represent themselves on social media. […] … learn more→

It is important when writing about research to be specific. And by writing about research I mean writing about methods in a journal article, writing methods in a thesis or journal article, writing about research  design in a research bid. See what I did there? Specific, not vague. Now I’m guessing you do know that examiners […] … learn more→

Earth’s last intact wilderness areas are being rapidly destroyed. More than 5 million square km of wilderness (around 10% of the total area) have been lost in the past two decades. If this continues, the consequences for both people and nature will be catastrophic. Predominantly free of human activity, especially industrial-scale activities, large wilderness areas […] … learn more→

Over the past two years, my university, Wright State, has been producing negative news stories with remarkable regularity. Our enrollment, which had been gradually increasing has dipped somewhat, and because we are in the midst of a largely self-created budget mess, any decline in enrollment makes the budget issues worse and the number of positions […] … learn more→

Information and knowledge have always been essential drivers of social progress, and the technologies through which knowledge is acquired, stored and communicated have been determinants of the nature and scale of their impact. A technological milestone was passed at the turn of the millennium when the global volume of data and information that was stored […] … learn more→

“Show me the man, and I’ll show you the crime.” –Beria, head of Stalin’s Secret Police  Only an idiot could have thought the Left agenda of shutting down Conservative speakers on campus would stop at just those speakers. Having succeeded in making it impossible for a Conservative to show his or her (Hi Ann Coulter!) […] … learn more→