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Aug 27, 2018

Teaching Research Methods This Fall

I am teaching research methods again this fall, this time for Penn State University. I do love teaching research methods, and despite having a busy fall (though not as busy as it…

Aug 11, 2018

Do you mean to tell me this sucker is nuclear?!

This morning, Nina, Ducky, and I went down to APL to watch the liftoff of the Parker Solar Probe, initially scheduled for 03:53 local time. It didn't happen, for reasons I never…

Aug 7, 2018

Identity and Trust in Healthcare IT

Well, we all know I am not one to let an opportunity for self-promotion to slide. So it is strange that I didn't announce this already. But last night, I was asked…

Aug 6, 2018

Some More Math Syllabi

I have taught two sections of college algebra at UMUC this summer and I just posted the syllabi for each to my math teaching page. There's nothing particularly interesting in either, but…

Jul 30, 2018

Forecasting Artificial Earth Satellite Populations

As I wrote back in March, my orbit population prediction model is going to be presented at the Joint Statistical Meetings in Vancouver, today. The point of this is to better understand…

Jul 12, 2018

Nanotechnology on Your Face

This summer, I've been taking a class at the Johns Hopkins University called Nanotechnology and the Environment: Applications and Implications. I had no idea what to expect when I signed up for…

Jul 11, 2018

Flood Insurance Reauthorization

So it's time to talk about flood insurance cancellation again. Again. Again. Authorization for the National Flood Insurance Program is set to expire on July 31. This happens every couple of years,…

Jul 10, 2018

Teaching Project Management This Fall

And in other news, I am teaching People and Project Administration at Central Michigan University. It's a good course with a focus on the people side of project management. But since it…

Jul 9, 2018

Interview in the Extra Mile

Way back in March I did an interview with the Extra Mile , an online news sources for The Hartford Financial Services Group. Since The Hartford is primarily an insurance services group,…

Jun 28, 2018

In Nanotechnology Demystified , the authors make a very interesting point: The biggest single challenge for the next few decades is creating and distributing energy for [10e10] people. Now, I've said before,…

Jun 27, 2018

Election Security in Harford County

As I engage in a radical return to normalcy, I have neglected some posting here. I return to the blogging world with this first announcement of a story from Towson University's media…