Isn’t it Time to Stop Accepting Handouts for our Educational Efforts?

Part of Our Culture is Born Digital - On Efforts to Preserve it for Future Generations

The Internet has already established itself as one of the key information and communication media of our time. With Internet-specific types of information representation and art evolving, and with social groups forming in cyberspace, the Internet and its content is turning into an important part of our cultural heritage. This new digital cultural heritage is deemed worth preserving by an increa...

Pediatricians and television: it's time to rethink our messaging and our efforts.

Television can be really bad for children. That is what study after study tells us. Watching too much television makes kids more likely to be overweight. It interferes with executive function and increases the risk of attentional problems. If they watch programming that contains sex, it can make them have sex earlier. It can make them more aggressive. And, in this issue, a study from New Zealan...

Is it time to stop teaching breast self-examination?

A Rational Design Process – It’s Time to Stop Faking It

The literature on Object-Oriented software development processes has proposed a lifecycle which is often found to be at odds with the established software engineering processes of organizations. In particular, more established software engineering processes at higher CMM (Capability Maturity Model) levels often have deep roots in the ‘Waterfall’ lifecycle Some of these mature processes might be...

Diet and Asthma: Is It Time to Adapt Our Message?

Asthma is a chronic respiratory disorder which is associated with airway inflammation. Environmental factors, in association with genetic susceptibility, play a critical role in asthma pathophysiology. Inhaled allergens, smoke exposure, indoor and outdoor air pollution are common triggers of asthma symptoms. Although the role of diet has clearly established mechanisms in diseases such as cardio...