#456 – PROJECT MANAGEMENT REQUIRES CONSTANT GARDENING – MALCOLM PEART

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What on earth does gardening have to do with projects?  Well…projects are defined as a series of structured tasks, activities, and deliverables that are carefully executed to achieve a desired outcome.  Furthermore, they are seen as temporary endeavors undertaken to create a unique project service or result.

Gardens too have similar traits albeit the temporary nature of some gardens is relative.  An overseas visitor to the United Kingdom once asked a gardener of the late Queen how long it took to make Windsor Castle gardens look like royalty…the gardener replied, “about 900 years”. Continue reading

#455 – AI: FROM THOUGHTS TO WORDS – NICHOLAS CARD PH.D.

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Brain-computer interfaces are a groundbreaking technology that can help paralyzed people regain functions they’ve lost, like moving a hand. These devices record signals from the brain and decipher the user’s intended action, bypassing damaged or degraded nerves that would normally transmit those brain signals to control muscles. Continue reading

#451 – PROTECTING WORKERS FROM BIRD FLU – BILL POMFRET PH.D.

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Farms around the world are experiencing a surge in avian influenza A(H5N1) infections, commonly called bird flu, among poultry, dairy cows, and even some workers.

Here in Canada, and the USA the spread of bird flu among animal populations is being carefully monitored. While the chance of people becoming infected remains low, bird flu does pose a risk, especially to those who work with wild and domestic birds and animals. Continue reading

#450 – HOW TRAFFIC ENGINEERS CREATE CRASHES – WESLEY MARSHALL PH.D.

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“Can you name the truck with four-wheel drive, smells like a steak, and seats 35?”

Back in 1998, “The Simpsons” joked about the Canyonero, an SUV so big that they were obviously kidding. At that time, it was preposterous to think anyone would drive something that was “12 yards long, two lanes wide, 65 tons of American Pride.”

In 2024, that joke isn’t far from reality. Continue reading