Reed's Ruminations: The Past, Present, and Future
Reflections on science, technology, and computing — leavened by personal experience
Tag: communication
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Mapping Terra Incognita: An Iowa Perspective
Research, scholarship and creative expression — they define us as humans and as scholars.
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Simplifying Communication
How often have you picked up a scholarly journal from another discipline, only to be stymied and mystified by the disciplinary jargon? It is time to lower the disciplinary drawbridges and invite readers into our intellectual castles.
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Being Bilingual: Speaking Technology and Policy
Over the years, I have learned that being bilingual in matters of science and technology and in matters of strategy and policy is far rarer than I might have first hypothesized. How do we cross the intellectual divide, providing technical advice to policy experts in ways that they find useful and actionable?
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The World Is Small
There was a time, not that many years ago, when international travel meant one was largely inaccessible to colleagues at home, wherever home might be. Today, I struggle to stay afloat in a deluge of email, regardless of my international location.