Reed's Ruminations: The Past, Present, and Future
Reflections on science, technology, and computing — leavened by personal experience
Category: Current Affairs
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Working the Hill
It is critical that the U.S. increase investment in basic research, expand and diversify the workforce, and broaden the geography of innovation.
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For Science and Society, The Future Begins with Better Dreams
Let’s dream big and bright about a larger, more diverse and inclusive workforce and an inclusive science and engineering ecosystem that continues to be a magnet for global talent.
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From Broadcast to Narrowcast: Finding Signal in the Noise
The explosion of tailored communications and personal preferences can trap any one of us in a self-reinforcing echo chamber.
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Missing Talent, Missing Opportunities, and Losing Ground
Why is it culturally acceptable in the U.S. to say, “I’m bad at math and science” when few would willingly confess to semi-literacy by saying “I don’t read very well.”
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5G: A Failure to Communicate
The conflict between airlines and wireless carriers over 5G and radar altimeters could have been prevented by clearer and better coordinated policy leadership in Washington.
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Academia: Who We Are and Why It Matters
Society has vouchsafed in us an extraordinary privilege and sacred trust, as scholarly stewards and explorers.