World Bytes
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Life Events to Reflect On, Learn From and Celebrate
Every person’s life is unique. IEEE Life Senior Member Terrance Malkinson shares some of his 75-year life’s journey and lessons learned.
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World Bytes: John Glenn (1921 – 2016)
John Herschel Glenn Jr, the first American to orbit the Earth and longtime U.S. senator, died in December at the age of 95.
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World Bytes: Mars – The Next Great Manned Space Adventure
Recent successes with deep space telescopes and unmanned probes have ignited interest in the possibility of sending manned missions to Mars.
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World Bytes: Back to the Future in Space Exploration
In 2017, we will mark the 60th anniversary of Sputnik. Is space exploration still important today?
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World Bytes: The Gotthard Rail Tunnel
The worlds longest and deepest rail tunnel opened in Switzerland in June 2016.
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World Bytes: Is Digital Technology Eroding Students’ Ability to Learn?
Today, technology is so ingrained that some people see little difference between texting and face-to-face conversation. Is rampant use of digital technology eroding students' ability to learn?
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World Bytes: New Technical Activity Committees of the IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society
The IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society recently established five Technical Activity Committees (TACs) to provide a network for communication, participation, and leading and promoting professional activities among individuals with common technical interest areas.
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World Bytes: Estate Planning, Digital Inheritance and Passwords
The question of what happens, upon an individuals death, to his digital property (and password access to that property) is taking on increasing importance.
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World Bytes: Set our Children Free to Learn and Grow
Terry Malkinson takes a look at development psychologist Peter Gray's belief that children, if free to pursue their own interests through play, will learn with energy and passion.
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World Bytes: Walt Disney and 60 Years of Disneyland
The original, 160-acre Disneyland, located in Anaheim, California, turns 60 this year.