Reed's Ruminations: The Past, Present, and Future
Reflections on science, technology, and computing — leavened by personal experience
Category: Information Technology
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Through A Google Glass, Darkly
I have been wearing Google Glass intermittently as both a technical assessment of utility and as a social study in human dynamics and expectations.
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Deferred Maintenance on the Future
Over-worked and sleep-deprived researchers are steering many of our vehicles of discovery on balding tires across potholed roads. Put more bluntly, we are struggling to sustain appropriate investments in basic research.
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Understanding the World through Genetics and New Technologies
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) – it is literally the stuff of life. Thus, understanding how DNA regulates biological processes is key to the mechanics of life and to treating disease at its most fundamental levels.
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A Sticky WCIT Indeed
The World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) recently debated the future of Internet governance, exposing divergent global views.
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HPC, Big Data and the Peloponnesian War
We need a concord and strategic research investment plan that recognizes the shared importance of HPC and big data. Both warrant investments in basic research, and both need investments in large-scale infrastructure deployments.
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The IT Ecosystem and Global Competitiveness
I recently chaired a U.S. National Academies study on the issues surrounding the end of Dennard scaling and its implications for U.S. industry, defense capabilities and national security. The report, The New Global Ecosystem in Advanced Computing: Implications for U.S. Competitiveness and National Security, was just released. It is a cautionary tale about the Gordian…