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My Doctoral Journey
The summer was over and the grandkids had their backpacks loaded up. I hated to see them bent over hauling many pounds of books, and look forward to the day when they have just a Kindle and some...
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My Doctoral Journey – Part 4
I really appreciate the support from my friends and family for my decision 17 months ago to begin the doctoral journey. I promised periodic updates and that is the purpose of this posting. I have now...
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E-Books From Your Local Library
Libraries are trying their best to make borrowing e-books convenient, but publishers are not making it easy. See E-Books Are Easier to Borrow, Just Be Prepared to Wait. The New York Times story said...
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Heart, Smarts, Guts, and Luck
Heart, Smarts, Guts, and Luck — What It Takes To Be An Entrepreneur and Build a Great Business is a new book by Anthony K. Tjan, Richard J. Harrington, and Tsun-Yan Hsieh. I first met Tony Tjan in...
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My Doctoral Journey – Part 5
I really appreciate the support from my friends and family for my decision in August 2010 to begin the doctoral journey. Having completed 70% of the coursework, it was time to attend the third (and...
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Wikimedia
Most of my philanthropy is directed toward health care, affordable housing, music, the arts, and education. However, I believe the work of the Wikimedia Foundation deserves annual support as well. I...
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Infographics
Information graphics or infographics are graphic visual representations of data, information, or knowledge. The purpose is to present complex information quickly and clearly and to enhance our...
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My Doctoral Journey – Part 6
It has been 31 months since my decision in August 2010 to begin a doctoral journey. I have now completed 80% of the academic coursework and have learned a lot from 20 courses — most of them 8 weeks in...
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WorldCat – Two Billion and Growing
It is a privilege to be able to participate and contribute to various boards. Board service is a way to learn new things, meet interesting people, and gain new perspectives. That has certainly been...
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The Math and Science Gap
Most pundits seem to be bullish about the American economy, but they also seem to agree that a point of weakness is a widening “skills gap” in science and math education. Some claim the gap is the...
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Game Changers
The New York Times reported that massive open online courses (MOOCs) are not dead (see After Setbacks, Online Courses Are Rethought). Although not the most positive article, it made the important...
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My Doctoral Journey – Part 7
Next week, it will be 40 months since my decision in August 2010 to begin a doctoral journey. It has been eight months since I provided an update on the journey, and that is the purpose of this post....
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My Doctoral Journey – Part 8
As of today, it has been 43 months since my August 2010 decision to begin a doctoral journey. At my last update, on December 21, I thought I was a few weeks away from completion. I was in for a...
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My Doctoral Journey – Part 9
A number of readers, and the university, have asked me if I would recommend University of Phoenix. It depends. I had searched for an accredited, online, healthcare-related doctoral program. U of P was...
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Publications by John R. Patrick | Attitude LLC
It seems like I have been writing papers for a long time. Engineering school did not require any I can recall. However, I wrote a thesis (included here) for my masters degree back in 1971. Then I went...
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Community Open Forum: Date Change
If you are in Florida next month, consider dropping in to Florida Hospital Flagler in Palm Coast. Hosted by Bill Tol, Planned Giving Coordinator, the Community Open Forum series offers lectures on a...
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IBM Has Ideas for President Elect
Ginni Rometty,Chairman, President and CEO, at IBM Corporation sent an open letter to President-Elect Trump outlining a series of initiatives she believes would be helpful to the new administration and...
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Augmented Reality for Anatomy
Image by Microsoft In April 1996, I posted a story here about the Visible Human Project. A prisoner in Texas spent his life as a drug abuser, alcoholic, robber and killer. In 1993 the state of Texas...
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BioEverything
In 1963, when I started in engineering school, there were two tracks that an electrical engineering student could choose from — electronics or power. Electronics was about solid state devices such as...
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Impact of AI on Employment
In last week’s e-brief, I suggested artificial intelligence (AI) will change everything. One of the things is employment. Some embrace doom and gloom scenarios where millions of jobs are lost to...
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