Reed's Ruminations: The Past, Present, and Future
Reflections on science, technology, and computing — leavened by personal experience
Tag: Technology
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HPCDan Ports Reed’s Ruminations
N.B. As I began this piece, I realized I was also deep in thought about being a witness and participant in the larger digital revolution. This post covers the mechanics and the pain of the blog migration. My next post will cover the memories of the digital revolution and my […]
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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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Celestial Mechanics: Why I Know Summer Will Come
Though the long past, languid days of northern latitude summer now seem like a waking dream, I have faith – grounded in science – that summer will come again.
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A Question to Ponder
What probability of successful return would you accept to be the first human to set foot on Mars? The question speaks to the centrality of our humanity, our insatiable curiosity and our hope to be remembered for having done something new, for having made a difference.
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Science: It’s About the Wide-Eyed Wonder
The next time you see a small child, staring in wide eyed, open mouthed wonder at some action or object, remember and savor the experience. It is why you are a scientist or an engineer, asking questions and staring in amazement at the answers the experiments reveal, still a child at heart.
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March Madness, The Zone and The Magic
Over the past thirty years, I have asked scientists of varying distinction and age and across cultures and disciplines to explain the rationale for their intellectual passions. After some prodding and embarrassment, most tell a variant of the same story. It’s the shared tale of The Magic. I suspect you know it too.