Why You Need to Care About DoD 5015.2It’s said that the wonderful thing about standards is that there’s so many of them. But when it comes to… Read more
The Hidden World of Map Traps and MountweazelsOne of the challenges in sharing data is the concern that someone could steal it. Consequently, when releasing data, companies… Read more
Creating an Engaging and Inclusive Culture for Workforce Retention and Ideation in Higher EducationA recent study conducted by the EDUCAUSE Center for Analysis and Research (ECAR) found that the average median age of… Read more
How Do We Keep AI Systems From Learning Bad Things?Much has been said about artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, which learn from their interactions so that they can… Read more
Turns Out Working In the Office Has Its BenefitsDespite the increasing acceptance of working at home, a number of people—particularly in the creative industries—still see value in working… Read more
You Can Thank Claude Shannon for Cat VideosThe person who made possible nearly everything we do today, Claude Shannon, would have turned 100 this year. And, chances… Read more
How to Build An Efficient and Nimble RIA PracticeTimothy Welsh, President and Founder of Nexus Strategy, LLC, and Chad Christensen, Partner and Chief Compliance Officer of Semper Augustus… Read more
Leading Change Cost Effectively in Higher EducationThe latest annual survey conducted by the Leadership Board for CIOs in Higher Education asked almost 1,000 CIOs whether they… Read more
What’s the Worst Software Bug in History?Something about humans is that we love arguing about disaster. Whether it’s meteorologists arguing about the most devastating hurricane or… Read more
Monks’ Marginalia Shows People Haven’t ChangedWe’ve written before about how museums and other scholarly institutions are looking at marginalia, or the handwritten notes in a… Read more
Should the Law be Free? Carl Malamud Thinks SoShould the law be copyrighted? Internet activist Carl Malamud doesn’t think so. He and his nonprofit organization, Public.Resource.org, have been… Read more
Could This Site be a Model for Wikipedia 2.0?Chances are, hardly a week goes by that you don’t visit Wikipedia for something, whether it’s to settle an argument… Read more