We invite you to visualize the story in the above graphic (Figure 1). You answer your house door to find your friend sopping wet from a surprise rainstorm. Would you act as if the situation were ...

Machine learning (ML) practitioners face a growing problem: Products and services increasingly generate and rely on larger, more complex datasets. As datasets grow in breadth and volume, the ML models ...

Figure 1. There’s much more to the user experience of a library than navigating the stacks. (Credit: Mauricio Lazo/UH Libraries) Libraries may not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking ...

In a broad sense, artificial intelligence (AI) uses computers and machines to simulate human decision-making and thinking. More modern definitions of AI describe it as the ability of a machine to ...

Figure 1. How do you get business ideas when those who are successful are too busy to help? Many digital health innovators struggle to get access to doctors to validate their business ideas because ...

Recently, I worked with a health insurance company to build a custom solution for care managers. Our key stakeholder (product owner) at the company had a nursing background and was excited to work ...

Imagine it’s 7:00 a.m. Your phone, lying quietly on your bedside table, suddenly lights up, and your alarm rings. You sit up, turn off the alarm, and pick up your phone. Before you fully awaken or ...

Political Design is the framework that determines what gets built, how it functions, and who benefits from it. It exists at the intersection of individual values, team dynamics, and industry ...

This fall, a graduate of Michigan State University successfully begins a career as a user experience analyst for a large company. She has already interned there, so she knows the people and the work, ...

Augmented reality, or AR, is becoming mainstream. Sources from TechCrunch and ABI Research to Business Insider state that the industry of AR and VR (virtual reality) combined will reach more than $100 ...

Curiosity is powerful. Psychologists tell us that curiosity enhances intelligence and increases perseverance. Being curious propels us to deeper engagement, superior performance, and more meaningful ...

Text readability is often an accessibility obstacle in both real and digital worlds. I once got an invitation to an event that looked like Figure 1. Figure 1. Low-contrast text: Hard to see, hard to ...