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The Refactoring
Hello Theo, You have asked me to send an account of the miraculous occurrence known as The Refactoring. In answer to your inquiry, I have consulted both our…
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STEM Shortage Claims and Facebook’s $19 Billion Acquisition of WhatsApp
Tech titan Facebook’s recent acquisition of WhatsApp for the bargain basement price of $19 billion in cash and stock (slightly less than the inflation adjusted cost of the…
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New STEM PhDs and Industry
This article takes a look at the job prospects of freshly minted STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Ph.D.’s who pursue a job in private industry, which frequently…
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The Mathematics of the Manhattan Project
This article discusses the mathematics of the Manhattan Project which developed the first nuclear reactors and atomic bombs and established high expectations for the effectiveness of mathematical modeling…
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Math In Action: Video Compression
Have you ever wondered how it is possible to put a full-length movie which used to fit on dozens of rolls of film on a memory stick that…
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Programming is not a Super-Power
In this article, I make some critical comments about code.org’s inspirational video on programming in schools. In particular, a comic book super-power is a terrible analogy for programming.…
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What to do about the Catch-22 STEM Job Market?
Now how do we BREAK this vicious cycle?? If the statistic remains true that only 3% of college graduates get jobs in their fields, then how are the…
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What do STEM employers want?
A STEM Infographic Some commenters on the previous post The Catch-22 STEM Job Market requested a graphical presentation of the data. Note: STEM refers to Science, Technology, Engineering,…
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The Catch-22 STEM Job Market
This article takes an evidence-based (or “data driven”) look at the job market for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) workers using job posts on the popular Craig’s…
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The SIAM Report on Mathematics in Industry 2012 (A Review)
This article reviews the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)’s Report on Mathematics in Industry (MII) 2012 which surveys the use of mathematics in industry and the…
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How to Become a Successul Data Scientist
This is a guest post by Michael Koploy. Interested in guest blogging for this site? Click here. Seemingly overnight, data scientists have been pushed into the online spotlight.…
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A Public Talk on Quantitative Biology and Cancer Research
Business of Biotech: The Bathtub Mechanism (Cancer Research) by John McGowan Ph.D. When: 7:00 – 8:30 pm, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012 Where: BioCurious, 845 Stewart Drive, Suite C,…