For decades, China’s government has reshaped the country with dramatic displays of state power, from vast infrastructure projects that have remade entire provinces to nationwide campaigns that attempt ...

In today’s tech-driven business world, the ability to navigate technological challenges isn’t just for engineers anymore—it’s a must-have skill for leaders across all industries. As an engineer-turned ...

Years ago, I came into healthcare in a roundabout way. I studied industrial engineering, the science of looking at processes and systems and understanding, even predicting, how they work together.

In his book, Applied Minds: How Engineers Think, Guru Madhavan explores the mental makeup of engineers. His framework is built around a flexible intellectual toolkit called modular systems thinking.

Software engineers are often advised to think like business people, but do engineers also have something to teach managers and entrepreneurs? Absolutely! In my role as technical director in Google ...

Nearly 1,000 U.S. construction workers died of work-related injuries each year from 2011 to 2020, with the industry accounting for 20% of all workplace deaths, even though it made up just 7.3% of the ...

The number zero dates to Mesopotamia around 3 B.C. and since then the mathematical zero and the philosophical notion of nothingness have challenged cultures throughout history. But zero serves a ...

An engineering mindset is valuable in almost any field. Using strong analytical skills, engineers solve problems and optimize processes. At the same time, they must be creative enough to visualize ...

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Thanks to the wildly popular 1995 movie “Apollo 13,” the mantra “failure is not an option” is firmly entrenched in popular culture. But it’s another line from Oscar-nominated Ed Harris, portraying ...