Reed's Ruminations: The Past, Present, and Future
Reflections on science, technology, and computing — leavened by personal experience
Category: Technology
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Understanding and Explaining: The Feynman Technique
If you cannot recreate an idea from its elementary components, you do not really understand it — knowing something is not the same as knowing the name of something.
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Memos, Janitors, Teams, and Innovation
The next time you see a janitor, stop, smile, and say thank you. The word will spread, far faster and far more effectively than via any memo.
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Stored Program Computing: Ideas and Individuals Do Change the World
Johnny von Neumann’s draft report on EDVAC and the stored program concept transformed and codified modern digital computing
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The Simple Things Matter, Most of All Now
Resolving the global COVID-19 crisis depends on sound science, thoughtful policy, collaborative action, and clear communication.
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Predicting Potentialities, Reifying Futures
Remember, the best way to predict the future is to create it.
