Andrew White

Feb 7, 2024 | quillette.com | Andrew White |David C. Geary |Robert Morris

The use of the word “coach” as a synonym for tutor emerged from Oxford University during the 1830s to convey the idea of someone carrying a student through their exams. Initially associated with sports and organisational efficiency, today the realm of the coach has expanded to include everything falling under the banner of life.

Nov 13, 2023 | quantum.info | Andrew White

On non-touch systems, hover the cursor above the conference links to see the abstract & registration deadlines. To see conferences in other years, hover above the Conferences tab. Jan 7: Workshop on Quantum Communication and Computing, Bangalore, India. Jan 7–12: Computing with Physical Systems, Aspen, United States of America. ❧ Jan 8–12: 54th Winter Colloquium on the Physics of Quantum Electronics, Snowbird, United States of America.

May 10, 2023 | smallbiz.com | Andrew White

Disruption used to be an exceptional event that hit an unlucky few companies — think of the likes of Kodak, Polaroid, and Blackberry. But in today’s complex and uncertain world, as we face challenges ranging from climate change to digitization, geopolitics to DEI, organizations must treat transformation as a core capability to master, as opposed to a one-off event. At the same time, leaders must recognize that transformation is fraught with risk.

Apr 28, 2023 | quantum.info | Andrew White

In modern science, as any field matures it becomes a target of predatory journals, publishers §, and meeting organisers: quantum technology is no exception unfortunately! (For those interested in the sociology of this, the New York Times has a nice recent article: A Peek Inside the Strange World of Fake Academia; also see this HuffPost article, Predatory Conferences Undermine Science And Scam Academics).