Month: March 2017

One of the things I mention when teaching about gears is the long history of great minds who have contributed to our field. Early readers […]

One of the few things I miss about my old commute is all the great content I heard on public radio. Ten hours a week […]

Few things are as terrifying as a blank page. As a follow-up to my suggestion about writing a personal history I offer these leading questions: […]

One of my favorite car enthusiast publications, Hemmings Classic Car, has a monthly feature where readers submit a personal essay on their experiences working in […]

This past week I had the opportunity to participate in a wonderful seminar for process engineers. My fellow presenters were all industry veterans with wide-ranging […]

If you think you know something, try teaching it. Putting aside the average engineer’s aversion to public speaking, the prospect of organizing your thoughts and […]

Ranting about needless software upgrades got me thinking about why we love “new” things. Aren’t there some things we should leave well enough alone? Curmudgeon-hood […]

One of the great things about social media is the opportunity to keep up with what is going on with family and friends. Sometimes you […]

Apprenticeships are frequently mentioned as the key to rebuilding America’s manufacturing sector. The people who usually say this often have limited knowledge of the apprentice […]