Following up on my post yesterday about my own journey with science, I wanted to offer some words of encouragement to those who are still in the early stages of their own journey.
Read More »Tag Archives: project
Feed SubscriptionCanadian Isotope Project enters final stretch
A research project exploring the potential for making medical isotopes with X-rays from a particle accelerator instead of a nuclear reactor is about to move to the large scale.
Read More »Bad Boss? 7 Management Moves to Avoid
Don't be tempted to use these cheap tricks. There are better ways to handle employee challenges.
Read More »8 Reasons Your Social Initiative Will Fail
Social is one of the hottest trends in enterprise software, and many companies are considering rolling out products and services that make it easier for employees to share information with each other and communicate with customers and suppliers. Social software covers a lot of ground, but in general, products in this field enable people to share ideas and documents, find expertise and connect with colleagues, and communicate interactively with others. Gartner reports that “social software technologies as a whole are among the most hyped in the industry at the moment,” but is quick to warn companies that different social software technologies are “at different levels of maturity.” Meanwhile,
Read More »Social Media Week Returns to a City Near You: February 13th – 17th, 2012
Next week marks the launch of the fourth annual Social Media Week , a global event with discussions about media use.
Read More »Delight Your Customers: Map How They Feel
Make sure every interaction you have with your customers inspires a positive emotion.
Read More »New 367-Megawatt Offshore Wind Farm Opens in UK
LONDON (Reuters) - A new 367 megawatt offshore wind farm opened off the Cumbrian coast in Britain Thursday and will supply up to 320,000 households with renewable power a year, the companies behind the project said.
Read More »5 Traits Your Next Freelancer Must Have
Need a good hired gun? Here's what to look for. I'm a freelancer
Read More »Immortality: The Next Great Investment Boom?
As baby boomers age, they're looking for ways to turn back the clock. Savvy entrepreneurs, scientists, and venture capitalists are getting in on a burgeoning market that some are calling "the Internet of healthcare." There's no denying it : America is getting old.
Read More »The Wikipedia Way Of Motivating Your Employees
As a business owner, if you can tap into the passion of your workforce the same way that Wikipedia taps into its army of unpaid volunteers, you can accomplish things that no amount of money can buy. Have you ever stopped to consider how remarkable Wikipedia is? The online encyclopedia represents arguably the greatest collection of knowledge and information ever assembled--and the overwhelming majority of the work in creating and maintaining it has been done by unpaid volunteers .
Read More »India’s $35 Aakash Tablet Comes Apart
Months after India's healthily anticipated $35 tablet was first unveiled, its owners are embroiled in a spat that is raising questions about its future.
Read More »Super Bowl Command Center Monitors Parking Gripes, Terrorist Threats
The private company behind the Super Bowl's official Social Media Command Center isn't just tweeting fans transit tips, they're monitoring social media for game-day threats by would-be terrorists. And Madonna. What do Justin Bieber and potholes have in common
Read More »The Philosophical Quandary of Work-Life Balance
Experts of all stripes offer tips on how to rethink the work-life juggle and escape stress. Here's why doing so is nearly impossible. Work-life balance is one of those problems that is so hard to solve in terms of concrete actions that we often try to get rid of the tension by creatively re-conceptualizing it
Read More »15 Women to Watch in Tech
Collectively, they're tackling everything from healthcare and online video to Web security and e-commerce. And that's only the beginning
Read More »3 Things Every CEO Must Do
Put these on your list of tasks not to delegate this year. Fund raiser. Dishwasher.
Read More »