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Dr. Mark E. Dean: The Face in the Computer
If there is one device that defines human civilization today, it’s the personal computer. No one can dispute how much the personal computer has revolutionized our lives, from increasing our productivity to spreading education to...
On the Rebound: Answering Blogmail
A couple of days ago, I received the following comment from "Vman" in response to my blog about Dr. West , the co-inventor of the electret microphone used in almost 90% of all microphones built...
Why Black History Month?
A white friend of mine told me his 9-year-old son asked him, “If February is Black History Month, then when is White History Month?” My friend replied, “The other 11 months.” That’s why I take...
Slice ’em
I watched a mixed martial arts event this weekend featuring street fighting legend Kimbo Slice. It was a featured live event on cable and drew a huge live audience in Miami. This form of combat...
Charlotte E. Ray: Beyond the Law
Sometimes there’s a heavy price to be paid for being an innovator. The greater the innovation, the greater the price to be paid. This is especially true for African-American women innovators, who not only braved...
A Fine Mess …
After watching part of the congressional hearings on drug and steroid use by professional athletes, I can only think of Oliver Hardy's complaint to Stan Laurel in so many of their comedies -- "It's a...
Care & Maintenance of the Over-50 Athlete: Core Fitness
When I was a kid, most of the fathers over 50 would settle into their sofas at night with a beer and watch TV. Until the remote was invented (the first was in 1950, from...