A Shortage of Cybersecurity Talent – and a Solution
The global shortage of cybersecurity professionals is nearly 3 million. In other words, we could meet the global cybersecurity workforce shortage if all the people in Arkansas earned their computer science degrees, put on their…
What Causes Gas Price Fluctuation?
A few months ago, I was driving with my wife, and she and I were deep into a discussion. I pulled into the gas station, went into the store and paid $25 for gas,…
CHINA CATCHES UP: How did China acquire so much technology so quickly?
Here’s how it usually works: HUGE MARKET OPPORTUNITY Companies succumb to the “Give me the technology or you will miss the 1.3 billion people marketplace” threat. LET’S COOPERATE We will work with you in a Joint…
What can you do with a degree in Exercise and Movement Science?
Last month, I reached out to a fellow professional on Twitter who was bashing the field of exercise science for having “no career paths outside of Strength Training/Personal Training”. That’s outdated language. After a few…
U.S. Immigration Debate – A Historical Perspective
Immigration has dominated the recent news cycle with images from our southern border of patrol agents—acting on the zero-tolerance policies of the Trump administration—separating parents and their children. The Supreme Court has recently ruled in…
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Developing an Aviation Industry Pipeline American Airlines is Ready to Hire
One of the benefits of working at a university that has aviation programs is that I was invited to tour the new…
Two Points of Entry for OT
On April 4, 2019, the Representative Assembly (RA) of the…
Advice for Graduates
Here is some completely unsolicited advice in no particular order…
Closing the STEM Gap
STEM Classes and career still dominated by males Research findings…
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Data Scientists and Their Secret Stew
People misuse the word “literally” all the time, and that’s literally one of my biggest pet peeves. But I could make an exception when it comes to describing what we’re doing with data. We’re literally drowning in data. By 2025, some estimate we’ll have a…
Don’t Phall Phor Phishing
It’s funny. It takes years of highly technical training to become a cybersecurity expert. For example, at Lewis, Computer Science students take 53 credit hours of rigorous coursework to prepare for jobs as cybersecurity engineers and analysts. They learn how to write instructions for a…
Coordinated Bombing Attacks on Easter in Sri Lanka Kill Over 200
The coordinated attacks that hit Sri Lanka today (April 21, 2019) were the worst terrorist attack in the country’s history. Thus far, over 200 people have been killed when several churches and hotels were targeted in several cities in Sri Lanka, mostly in the capital…