San Diego Science Writers Association
By Neil Thompson I have a love/hate relationship with Quality. When I worked as an engineer in the medical device industry, Quality might as well have been named the “No” department. I can’t recall the number of times I had to redo filling out a form because it had been revised to a new version. …
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The San Diego Science Writers Association (SANDSWA) will mark the upcoming June Pride Month with a special Q&A with author Rowan Ellis. Ellis is the author of “Here and Queer: A Queer Girl’s Guide to Life," which was published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books in 2022. Pride Month Q&A with author Rowan EllisWhen: June 8, …
By Neil Thompson I recently had the opportunity to attend the annual IEEE RoboSoft Conference held at the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego. The conference is a hub for experts in the field of soft robotics, an emerging area focusing on designing, fabricating, and controlling robots that interact safely with humans, animals, and complex …
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By Madeline McCurry-Schmidt I was leading a Girl Scout nature walk last spring, when I heard a heart-warming sound: shrieking children. We were passing under an owl box, and a scout had found an owl pellet full of rat bones. Dissecting owl pellets gave our Girl Scout troop a chance to learn about owl behavior …
By Neil Thompson The International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) came to San Diego January 20-24. Hosted by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH), the meeting, attracting over 4,000 attendees, showcased the latest and greatest in healthcare simulation. I must admit, I knew very little about this space, but it must be a …
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