Category Archives: Society

Cave Rescue: A lesson in leadership

Posted on July 10, 2018 by Bernard Markowicz

July 10, 2018 The following weeks will likely reveal the intricacies of the rescue of the youth soccer team from the Chiang Rai cave in Thailand.  But from the outside, it seems to me that the operation is a clear … Continue reading →

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Complexity, Reliability And Cost

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Bernard Markowicz

Reprinted from Semiconductor Engineering  JUNE 14TH, 2018 – BY: ED SPERLING Fraunhofer EAS’s top scientist digs into new technical and business challenges shaping the semiconductor industry. Peter Schneider, director of Fraunhofer’s Engineering of Adaptive Systems Division, sat down with Semiconductor Engineering to talk about … Continue reading →

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The Guardian view on internet security: complexity is vulnerable

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Bernard Markowicz

A huge weakness in wifi security erodes online privacy. But the real challenge is designing with human shortcomings in mind. Continue reading →

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How Network Complexity Killed Water Cooler Collaboration

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Bernard Markowicz

Thanks to the ever-increasing complexity levels and scale of today’s networks, casual conversations can no longer be classified as an effective method of information sharing. Continue reading →

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Complexity and AR (Augmented Reality)

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Bernard Markowicz

#ar AR may be more than a hammer in search of a nail. It may be a new conceptual approach to help us deal with big data and its complexity. Continue reading →

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Insight into Brain’s Complexity Revealed Thanks to New Applications of Mathematics

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Bernard Markowicz

The lack of a formal link between neural network structure and its emergent function has hampered our understanding of how the brain processes information. The discovery of a mathematical framework to describe the emergent behaviour of the network in terms of its underlying structure comes one step closer. Continue reading →

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Howard Raiffa, Harvard Professor, decision analysis pioneer, dies at 92.

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Bernard Markowicz

From the Harvard Gazette: Howard Raiffa, the Frank P. Ramsey Professor Emeritus of Managerial Economics, died July 8 at his home in Arizona following a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.  Raiffa joined the Harvard faculty in 1957. With a diverse … Continue reading →

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