What’s on the design engineer’s mind in 2020, the year pundits claim will change the workplace forever with the option to work remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic? The electronic design arena is ...

There is a section of the populace that speaks their minds with reckless abandon. They do not bow to political correctness and only consider litigation when there is a distinct patent infringement.

Yesterday, I watched my 85-year-old uncle cut up a cheap tarp to make seat covers for some wet chairs at a outdoor family gathering. He went about the task like the engineer he has always been, ...

The May 4 issue of The New Yorker takes a look at the mind of the engineer. Ostensibly, Malcolm Gladwell, the author, is writing about automotive safety. But his description of the life of Denny Gioia ...

Jim Krebs reflects on a rich, full life of serving his country, designing airplane engines, collecting art, and giving back to Northwestern Engineering. The way Jim Krebs ('45) figures it, an airplane ...

I am sitting here in the middle of the night answering some emails, writing reports, and putting some numbers together. I am thinking about my career path and my path in life. My mind wanders to ...

A post by software engineer Shreya on X has sparked a lively debate about job security and work-life balance. In her post, Shreya reflects on her father’s advice to pursue a career in civil services ...

So much of urban planning seemed like a good idea at the time. It’s why highways are often raised above the rest of the city instead of nestled below it, like the Big Dig did in opening up more than ...

There is a scene in the movie Matchstick Men where the main character, played by Nicolas Cage, has this exchange with the a woman played by the actress Alison Lohman: Lohman: You don't seem like a bad ...

Perhaps one of the most difficult tasks I experienced as a chief engineer was trying to explain to my manager that the interference to our FM signal during morning drive was not our antenna or the ...