The following article originally appeared in Inside Higher Ed. A few years ago, Northwestern University alumnus Stephen Colbert spoke to our graduating seniors about improvisation. He said one of the ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Like them, I began my career behind the scenes. I studied astrophysics before diving into ...

How often did you encounter engineering lessons in your school years? The answer for most of us is “never.” Students that happened to do well at math and science might select engineering as a field of ...

Lately, there has been a lot of discussion highlighting the need for incorporating social sciences in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) disciplines in order to foster creativity, ...

With the 40th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing, commentators from all disciplines are offering insights into “what it all meant.”.Let's instead stick to results closer to home: What did the ...

The past three years have been turbulent for the technology industry. Following a period of fast growth as organizations and individuals embraced a digital-first mindset amid the pandemic, our ...

Every engineer is going to have a bad day, but only an unlucky few will have a day so bad that it registers on a seismometer. We’ve always had a morbid fascination with engineering mega-failures, few ...