John Gehl Collection
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An Interview with Dr. Yi Pan of Georgia State University
by John Gehl
March 2008Ubiquity is proud to publish this inspirational interview, which starts with a discussion of the creation of the computer science department at Georgia State University, and concludes with the heroic efforts an impoverished student from Tsinghua University in China overcame many obstacles to rise to a significant position at Georgia. The interviewee is Yi Pan, Chair and Professor of Georgia State University's computer science department, who provided us with these inspirational reflections on computer science, academic success, and true success. The interview was conducted by Ubiquity editor-in-chief John Gehl. ...
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An Interview with Peter Huber: Why 99.9 Percent Is Not Good Enough
by John Gehl
January 2009In the opening days of 2009, people are looking for the new President Obama to restore domestic and international confidence and help us find our way out of a dark recession. Electric power generation and distribution is a key part of a new direction. Can we produce enough of it to reduce our oil usage? Can electric cars become reliable and cover enough distance on a single charge? Can its availability be increased, especially since critical services in transportation, banking, computing and many other sectors can be shut down by power grid failures? In April 2000, Ubiquity Editor John Gehl spoke with energy expert Peter Huber about these issues. Huber's comments about the needs of the power grid were prophetic. We gladly bring them to you now in the hope that they will help you understand the power challenges ahead. --Peter Denning, Ubiquity Editor ...
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An Interview with Randy Pausch: Immersed in the Future: On the Future of Education
by John Gehl
November 2008Before he became ill, Randy Pausch spoke with Ubiquity Editor John Gehl in 2005. The declining enrollments in computer science were already very much on his mind. At that time, they were down 23 percent. Pausch called this a "huge problem". He noted that, even for those committed to teaching programming from the outset, kids programming in Alice were far more engaged than those trying to find Fibonacci numbers. The enrollments have since declined another 25 percent and the problem is even "huger" than before. Randy's ideas about what turns kids on are even more important today. --Peter Denning, Editor ...
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An Interview with Frans Johansson: The Medici Effect
by John Gehl
November 2008In this time of recession, innovation has jumped to the fore in many people's minds. How can we create new value through innovations and pull our individual companies out of the doldrums? In 2004, Frans Johansson published his book, The Medici Effect, in which he discussed how crossing community boundaries leads to innovations, and he said that the most effective way to create the crossing is to mix people from the communities in a common setting. John Gehl spoke with Johansson shortly after the book was published. Johansson's words are worth thinking about now as we reflect on what we all must do next. ...
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A Farewell Message from Ubiquity Editor-in-Chief
by John Gehl
June 2008As Ubiquity's editor-in-chief John Gehl leaves his post, he shares some parting words. ...
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Whatever happened to cybernetics?
by Ross Gagliano, John Gehl
February 2008Has the discipline of cybernetics been unable to recognize and respond to appropriate "midcourse corrections" and in the process had its destiny imposed by external "turning points"? (A mid-course correction is an endogenously determined action as in the classical "sense-processact" sequence, whereas a turning point is simply a reaction to that which is exogenously imposed; i.e., "being overcome by events." ...
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S.S. Iyengar on the Paradigm Shift in Computing
by John Gehl
March 2002
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Ramping up the Internet
by John Gehl
March 2002
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It's all about the database
by John Gehl
April 2002
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On the road to nirvana
by John Gehl
July 2001
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Know your assets
by John Gehl
August 2001
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Expect the unexpected
by John Gehl
October 2001
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Using Ancient wisdom for better business
by John Gehl
August 2001
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Diversity in computing
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August 2001
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Do you have a license to drive that mouse?
by John Gehl
October 2001
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How to Plan During Uncertain Times: An Interview with Hugh Courtney
by John Gehl
October 2001
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What lies beneath
by John Gehl
June 2001
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Need 'Therapy' for your 'information pain'?
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March 2001
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A conversation about - conversation
by John Gehl
March 2001
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Promoting the possible
by John Gehl
February 2001
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Taking stock of the tech industry: talking with Denise Caruso, industry analyst and founder of Hybrid Vigor Institute
by John Gehl
November 2000
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Educational mind shift
by Robert C. Heterick, John Gehl
October 2000
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Revolutionizing the corporate culture
by John Gehl, Gary Hamel
October 2000
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Credit for computer crashes?: creative solutions to usability problems can serve all users
by John Gehl, Ben Shneiderman
October 2000
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Reader comments: putting pretentious pontificators on notice
by John Gehl
September 2000
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Reader Comments: semantics aside, 'knowledge' can be managed
by John Gehl
August 2000
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What's New?: talking with inventor Bob Olodort
by John Gehl
August 2000
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Readers comments: knowledge management accelerates learning
by John Gehl
August 2000
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Reader comments: working knowledge
by John Gehl
August 2000
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Question time: true leadership
by John Gehl, Suzanne Douglas, Peter J. Denning, Robin Perry
August 2000
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Question time: Napster
by John Gehl
July 2000
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Reader comments
by John Gehl
July 2000
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Nanotechnology: designs for the future
by John Gehl
July 2000
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Reader comments: Will the Real MS Customer Please Stand Up?
by John Gehl
June 2000
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Where do we go from here?: Bob Metcalfe talks about life, luck and choices
by John Gehl
June 2000
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A call for early intervention: interview with Bill Joy
by John Gehl
May 2000
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Education in the new hi-tech world
by John Gehl
May 2000
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CyberAll: everywhere and forever, an interview with Gordon Bell
by John Gehl
May 2000
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The ongoing evolution of scientific supercomputing
by John Gehl
June 2000
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Reader comments: So-Called High Tech Solutions
by John Gehl
June 2000
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Reader comments: PGP Signatures for Electronic Documents?
by John Gehl
June 2000
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Searching for the sweet spot: jamming with John Kao
by John Gehl
June 2000
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Reader comments
by John Gehl
May 2000
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Reader comments
by John Gehl
May 2000
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Academia, tele-information, and the network of networks: a conversation with Eli Noam
by John Gehl
April 2000
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Common knowledge: an interview with Nancy Dixon
by John Gehl
April 2000
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Reader comments: letter on ageism
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April 2000
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Organizations and technology: an interview with Paul Duguid
by John Gehl
April 2000
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Why 99.9 percent is not good enough: an interview with Peter Huber
by John Gehl
April 2000
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Dot to dot-com: talking with Donna Hoffman
by John Gehl
March 2000
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The future of the IT profession: an interview with Peter Denning
by John Gehl
March 2000
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New tools, new teaching for a different kind of student: an interview with Don Norman
by John Gehl
March 2000
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Understanding in the age of also: talking with Richard Saul Wurman
by John Gehl
March 2000
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Building community for the new information technology professional: an interview with John White
by John Gehl
February 2000
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Lessons in life from the Net: Chatting with Vint Cerf
by John Gehl
February 2000