Two tales- one true, one fiction.

January 7, 2013 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 10 Comments

So, my friend, Gustavo Silva, has started a new series about superheroes. No, not like in the comic books, but how much of how they perform is really based in science. I even recommended he check out a book that I read a long time ago (The Physics of Superheroes) to help bolster his case. (That book is really developed to help explain principles of physics to “Everyman”, not to discuss Superheroes, though.) And, it got me thinking…

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Business Management

Com-mu-ni-ca-tion (a useful definition)

January 4, 2013 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 13 Comments

Leadership requires someone who can lead- and at least one person who can follow. It does not require exhortation. It requires someone with a vision, a goal, and a direction- and the ability to communicate that vision so that others feel compelled to join in the quest.

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Medicine, Technology

Whose data IS it?

January 3, 2013 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 17 Comments

Did you see the episode of Homeland, where Brody helps Abu Nazir kill Vice President Walden? He provides the serial number of the pacemaker in Walden’s chest, which Nazir uses to send commands that terminate Walden…

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Medicine, Technology

Sharing Patient Information

January 2, 2013 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 9 Comments

I’ve discussed the push that the government has made to have physicians (and hospitals) adopt health care information systems. As a result, the census of practitioners using these systems has increased from 17% in 2008 to almost 35% by 2011.

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Economy

Got Milk (Subsidy)?

January 1, 2013 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 18 Comments

It’s always amazing to me when I hear certain politicians complaining about the waste in government spending, that our deficit is increasing. Like the past few days, of course. Not because I don’t think they are right- but because these are almost the same guys voting for stupid things- like a milk subsidy.

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Business Management

Does the JOBS Act make sense for you?

December 31, 2012 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 9 Comments

Rapidly growing companies. Companies with a great new product. Both of these sorts of entities typically have a need for capital. Banks generally don’t loan money for capital needs. Those funds come from friends and family, angel investors, or venture capitalists.

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Energy

Alternative Transportation Fuels

December 28, 2012 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 14 Comments

We have tough choices. We’ve been requiring the use of ethanol in our fuel, to lower our consumption of foreign oil. Now, we find we can (actually, now that the price of fuel is high enough, it makes sense to) obtain even more fuel from American sources, or at the very least from Canadian sources.

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Uncategorized

Taxes- 2013 Style!

December 27, 2012 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 10 Comments

Regardless of what happens with the fiscal cliff, there are some pretty major changes to our tax situation. Of course, some of them will only affect those at the upper ends of the income scale, but it’s worthwhile to evaluate what your net income will be starting next week- now.

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Just Because

Resolution for 2013?

December 25, 2012 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 15 Comments

This is a shortened (yes, really) version of a daily meditation that I have been using for some 15 years now. I share it with you to use- or not- as a framework to you, to help you reach new heights in the coming year.

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