IT & a healthier earth

The other day I had an opportunity to attend a panel discussion by several experts on climate change and energy policy. With the 2008 presidential election only 2 weeks away, Heinz Endowments and CMU invited the panel experts to present their policy advice for our next president. I blogged about this event elsewhere. I also discussed it with [...]

What I’ve been reading – Made to Stick

How do you tell a good story? What makes people listen to your ideas? Researchers, teachers, parents, and managers are constantly trying to get people (big or little) to listen to them. What makes people listen?
This is one of the best books I’ve read recently about communication. The authors make a compelling case that principles [...]

Reminder: Don’t Forget your OCIS PhD Community!

Hello PhD Students!
As a reminder, the OCIS PhD blog Web site was designed to enable you to communicate with fellow PhD students. Feel free to use this site as a great resource for obtaining research tricks of the trade, for finding others with similar research interests, for getting insights into the latest cutting edge technology, [...]