Su Doku
I suspect a lot of us would have more time in the day if it were not for Su Doku. Apparently, Sudoku was seventh of the top one hundred web searches for 2005. I can see why — it is really addictive! Similar to a crossword puzzle but totally numeric, the idea is to fill […]
Standards-casting
"Intellectual Property" has been behind the scenes in years past but has now become a front and center issue. Some argue "IP" is what makes the world go round and is a great American strength and some argue that anything anything anyone invents should belong to everyone. I believe most would agree that the truth […]
Check-mate
Pandemic viruses are one of the most threatening things that most of us can contemplate. Fortunately, some big guns are aimed at the potential problem. The Scripps Research Institute and IBM have announced a new collaboration called "Check-mate" which will capitalize on Scripps Research’s world class research in biochemical modeling and drug discovery and IBM’s […]
Holmenkollen
The snow on Wednesday was melting fast, the temperature was in the fifties, and the motorcycle ride was nice. Seemed almost like Spring, until I landed the next morning in blowing snow in Oslo, Norway. The snow has been continuous for the past two days but it does not seem to slow the Norwegians down […]
Ben Franklin
Reading biographies of presidents and other famous people was of great interest to me as a young child. The one I remember most vividly was that of Benjamin Franklin. Born in Boston, Benjamin Franklin was an ambassador of goodwill around the world but was also a printer, writer, inventor, and scientist. Three hundred years after […]