Guest post by Stephanie Haywood of My Life Boost What to RememberQuick Facts TableHow to Begin (Checklist)Expanding Your EducationFAQ: What People Commonly AskStep-by-Step: Building Toward a CareerResource Drop — Tools & InspirationSpotlight: Useful Product Highlight Technology isn’t just an industry anymore — it’s the backbone of everything from healthcare to art, from logistics to space … Continue reading Navigating a Career in IT and Computer Science: A Practical Guide for Curious Minds
How Expanding Your Education Can Power the Growth of Your Small Business
Guest post by Stephanie Haywood of My Life Boost Running a small business often starts with grit, but it grows with strategy. Whether you're just launching or scaling an existing venture, investing in your own education can unlock new momentum. This doesn’t mean going back to school full-time or drowning in certifications. Instead, it’s about … Continue reading How Expanding Your Education Can Power the Growth of Your Small Business
Engineer ≠ Ingegnere
Technically, the Italian word corresponding to engineer is ingegnere. However, there is a profound, structural difference between the two profiles, even though the etymology is clearly the same, given the morphological similarity1. Unfortunately, this similarity often leads to misunderstandings, as it is believed that the two qualifications are essentially the same, regardless of the country … Continue reading Engineer ≠ Ingegnere
Master di I livello in Filosofia del Digitale e Intelligenza Artificiale — Parte I
Da fine 2024, sto frequentando il master indicato nel titolo di questo post. Anche se non è ancora terminato, sta volgendo al termine e credo si possa trarre qualche conclusione su di esso. Vorrei quindi scrivere qualche articolo su quella che è stata la mia esperienza. Inauguro questa breve serie di post — rigorosamente in … Continue reading Master di I livello in Filosofia del Digitale e Intelligenza Artificiale — Parte I
Social sciences
To be honest, I am becoming lazy. 😉 I did not translate this post in English. It is not a big deal, however. Nowadays, it is so trivial to do the job with the help of any AI freely available on the Internet. Il mio professore di Filosofia politica e Sociologia a inizio lezione ama … Continue reading Social sciences
Human geopolitics
If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.Abraham Maslow I thought about this maxim while taking a geopolitics course last month. This famous quote popped into my head because the underlying lesson I was given was that geopolitics—especially the one presented in the course, which is denoted as human—is the only … Continue reading Human geopolitics
“Fascist” basketball
In recent times, the event of greatest hype in the basketball world has undoubtedly been Caitlin Clark's landing in the WNBA. As predicted by many observers, the facts are proving that we are not dealing with a mere sports event, but with something that deeply penetrates the political sphere too. Just type "Caitlin Clark WNBA" … Continue reading “Fascist” basketball
Finland’s too perfect
A couple of weeks ago, there was a lot of talk in Italy about Finland for two reasons: It made a lot of fuss about the Finnish family leaving Sicily two months after moving there because of the poor quality of the education system compared to that in their home country. A national public TV … Continue reading Finland’s too perfect
Visiting monuments or going to clubs?
In 2019, I posted about how I believed Italian schools needed to adapt, including the teaching style.History was one of the subjects I thought about. To cut a long story short, I hoped for a methodology that would focus on comprehending historical processes in order to understand the modern world rather than on the tedious … Continue reading Visiting monuments or going to clubs?
Disruption in the making
ChaptGPT is a hot topic among ICT specialists and Internet users in general. Within days of its debut, innumerable tweets, articles, and YouTube videos have already been created to discuss its possibilities. Without a doubt, in my opinion, the introduction of this tool represents a quantum leap in artificial intelligence research and development. But it's … Continue reading Disruption in the making
The UN Sustainable Development Goals and Socialism 2.0
Recently, I had the chance to talk with some friends about the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) promoted by the United Nations. Specifically, we focused on the society portrayed by these goals. The scope they cover is really huge. Despite the meaning of the acronym, the goals do not deal with environmental protection only. In … Continue reading The UN Sustainable Development Goals and Socialism 2.0
Basketball Is Like Engineering
Basketball is like engineering: any theoretical lesson is useless unless you put into practice what you have been taught immediately. Featured images sources: https://www.pexels.com/photo/black-basketball-hoop-1331750/https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Expedition_36_flight_engineer_Chris_Cassidy.jpg
If I Were in Charge of the Ministry of Education … — Part I
I spent about 18 years in Italian public schools: compulsory school (6 to 13 years old), high school (14 to 18), and university (19 to 23). Two decades after the end of this journey, I think I'm old enough to make a proper assessment about the education I received. Basically, I'll express this judgment under … Continue reading If I Were in Charge of the Ministry of Education … — Part I
Are You Looking for a Salary or What?
In this post, I discussed how it can be difficult for my generation to talk to millennials and Gen Z-ers, especially in regards to work-related matters. I had the chance to confront such communication issues again in this other post, where I focused on the recruiting process of Millennials. Now I would like to make … Continue reading Are You Looking for a Salary or What?
Communication and Employer Branding: How Employers and Applicants Switched Roles in the Internet Era
Last September, I had a thought-provoking meeting with a representative of what I call a "social recruiting company". I use this expression because this company—which I will refer to as SRC for convenience—exploits a social media-like communication approach to implement an innovative and ingenious business model. By the way, it was clear from the start … Continue reading Communication and Employer Branding: How Employers and Applicants Switched Roles in the Internet Era
The aspiring Industrial Data Scientist and the Italian bureaucracy
Several months ago, I decided it was time to increase my expertise to cope with the challenges posed by the Industrial Internet-of-Things (IIoT) and the Industry 4.0. These new fields of the Information Technology represent a sort of natural evolution of my current profession, as the Internet is playing a more and more important role … Continue reading The aspiring Industrial Data Scientist and the Italian bureaucracy
Teamwork and communication
In 2016 I attended a course about the communication strategies in politics. Although it dealt with some specific techniques used in this context, the basic mechanisms it illustrated are valid for the communication in general. The course was held by a mental coach who has specialized to work with politicians and work/sports teams. Therefore, I took … Continue reading Teamwork and communication
The art of troubleshooting
Even though engineering is commonly associated with cold scientific laws and rigid technical rules, often it has to do with creativity and fantasy as well. This is very true in the embedded systems engineering, in particular, the field in which I currently work. All Electronics and Software Engineers know that most of the time our … Continue reading The art of troubleshooting
Information society, youth, and sports
Introduction Last month I attended a public talk where the main guest was a former professional soccer [1] player, Fabio Rossitto. Currently, he works as a coach [2] of pro and youth teams. Even though I never played soccer seriously, I used to be a fan and I watched tons of games throughout my life. … Continue reading Information society, youth, and sports
When part of the Silicon Valley was here
A couple of years ago I had the chance to meet Giovanni De Sandre, who has become a good friend of mine. He is one of the engineers who, under the supervision of Pier Giorgio Perotto, created the first ever desktop Personal Computer, known as Programma 101 (P101 for short). After retiring, he is used … Continue reading When part of the Silicon Valley was here
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