by Paul Spector | May 16, 2021 | Technological Innovation
When I first started using computers, the mainframe was the only game in town. Computing was centralized at my university with everyone, faculty, students, and administration sharing the same machine. It would often get bogged down with too many requests, meaning...
by Paul Spector | Jan 5, 2021 | Harm Reduction-Mental Health
The opioid crisis of the 2010s that has seen a sharp increase in overdose deaths has underscored the need for new approaches. Harm reduction services designed to reduce the negative effects of drug use rather than eliminating the use itself has grown in popularity. A...
by Paul Spector | Dec 7, 2020 | Technological Innovation
When I was in school the teachers took us on a field trip of the local newspaper plant. What I remember is how they assembled the moveable type to print the pages. The typesetter used a mechanical machine to put the individual letters in a frame, so many letters and...
by Paul Spector | Nov 30, 2020 | Harm Reduction-Mental Health
The opioid crisis of the 2010s in the U.S. has changed views about the best way to deal with drug abuse. As the overdose rate increased, harm reduction techniques became increasingly popular. A new research report by Alex Betsos, Jenna Valleriani, Jade Boyd, Geoff...
by Paul Spector | Nov 14, 2020 | Technological Innovation
My grandfather was a contemporary of Thomas Edison. He never met Edison, but while working as a chemist in New York City early in the twentieth century, he met some of Edison’s employees and they talked about technology. My grandfather used to tell me that all the...
by Paul Spector | Nov 2, 2020 | Harm Reduction-Mental Health
As we have learned over the past few months, pandemics are no fun. COVID-19 has disrupted our lives and created high levels of stress. There are many ways that people deal with stress, some productive and others not so much. New research published in the peer-reviewed...
