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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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 Nicole Woolcock A common refrain resounds throughout the Black community when national hardship strikes the United States: ‘When White folks catch a cold, Black folks get pneumonia.’ That is to say, systemic racial inequities cause economic and public health issues to disproportionately impact the Black community. The coronavirus pandemic is no exception. On September …
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Last Wednesday, we hung out with 40 of our closest friends at AleSmith, off Miramar Rd. We quaffed a beer or two, talked shop and watched Marine Ospreys land at the nearby airbase. Thanks everyone who came and sorry if you missed it. Don’t worry, more on the way. There’s a rumor going around that …
We’ve received a lot of positive feedback on our recent happy hour, so it makes sense to have another. Hope to see everyone on August 15, 5:30 to 7:30 pm, at AleSmith Brewing Company for our second event. We would also like to encourage everyone to become a member. It’s only $25 a year, $15 …
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