I don't watch TED talks as much as I'd like to. But I clicked on the one below given at TEDxBeaconStreet by Tyler DeWitt. Tyler is a high school science teacher and a PhD student in Microbiology at MIT. Tyler makes some great points about relaxing … [Continue reading]
Pimp your Mac’s QuickLook App for Source Code
December 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Do you ever use the QuickLook feature on your Mac? This is the feature that gives you a preview of a file when the file is highlighted in Finder and you press the space bar. For some time, I've wished that it would perform syntax highlighting on … [Continue reading]
Every Kid Should Know How to Code
January 27, 2012 by 1 Comment
There's no arguing with the fact that technology is all around us. So many things have microprocessors in them now that it becomes quite challenging to consider existence without them. Knowing how to interact with and efficiently make use of … [Continue reading]
Learning to Learn
January 19, 2012 by 1 Comment
For quite some time, I've held the view that the most important thing I can teach my students is the ability to teach themselves things. Whether they learn a particular lesson I spout out in class is one thing. However, if they can take a topic for … [Continue reading]
Things to Blog About
January 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Here are some categories of things I would like to blog about in the future: My research in individual innovativeness of undergraduate engineering students New things I learn about (tech, nerdy, geeky, etc.) My Fit Foods 21 Day … [Continue reading]
A New Blog for a New Year
January 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Welcome to the new blog. I always have great aspirations of keeping a blog of work and life, but have not ever kept it up. Maybe 2012 will be a better year for blogging. We can only hope... … [Continue reading]
Servant Leadership
July 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
I just came across a great article on servant leadership and the need for business schools to teach these concepts as part of their curricula. See this link. … [Continue reading]
Turning kids off to computer science
June 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment
I just read this article that renewed a sense of urgency in me. Bottom line: we need more students to major in computer science. So many devices (and even just ordinary "things") have microprocessors in them, and each one needs software written for … [Continue reading]
Mobile Developers in Demand
June 24, 2011 by Leave a Comment
This great article from the WSJ indicates that there is a serious lack of developer talent in the mobile space. Perhaps my experience is not typical, but most people I know seem to be stuck like glue to their mobile device (whether or not it is … [Continue reading]
Memory Expansion… for your BRAIN!
June 23, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Apparently, some engineers and scientists at USC's Viterbi School of Engineering have created a memory chip for a brain. They have already made it work in rats and are moving on to monkeys. Think of the possibilities here... Some more … [Continue reading]