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Website copyright © 2002-2025 by Dennis D. McDonald. From Alexandria, Virginia I support proposal writing & management, content and business development, market research, and strategic planning. I also practice and support cursive handwriting. My email: ddmcd@ddmcd.com. My bio: here.

www.ddmcd.com Research & writing about data, technology, movies, media, and books
What do you mean by "the news," anyway?
Jul 21

Jul 21 What do you mean by "the news," anyway?

Dennis D. McDonald
Media, News, Newspapers, Television, Social Media, Propaganda, Politics
Personal Thoughts on the First Webb Space Telescope Images
Jul 13

Jul 13 Personal Thoughts on the First Webb Space Telescope Images

Dennis D. McDonald
Astronomy, Science, Space, Technology
Whose Job Is It To Retract "Zombie Papers?"
Jun 30

Jun 30 Whose Job Is It To Retract "Zombie Papers?"

Dennis D. McDonald
Fake News, Misinformation, Disinformation, Peer Review, Journals, Publishing, Science
How Will the 2030 U.S. Census Be Enhanced?
May 9

May 9 How Will the 2030 U.S. Census Be Enhanced?

Dennis D. McDonald
Census, Data Program Management, Data Governance, Data, Analytics, Privacy
Thinking About Social Media Decay, Propaganda, and Fake News
Mar 29

Mar 29 Thinking About Social Media Decay, Propaganda, and Fake News

Dennis D. McDonald
Propaganda, Fake News, Social Media, Social Media Decay, Anonymity, News
Maybe "Open Access" Isn't So Open After All
Mar 17

Mar 17 Maybe "Open Access" Isn't So Open After All

Dennis D. McDonald
Open Access, Peer Review, Research, Research Data, Journals, Publishing
Making a Perfect Clone of an Extinct Species is Difficult. So What?
Mar 11

Mar 11 Making a Perfect Clone of an Extinct Species is Difficult. So What?

Dennis D. McDonald
Science, Research, Genetics
What Kind of Stuff Do You Collect -- And Why?
Feb 25

Feb 25 What Kind of Stuff Do You Collect -- And Why?

Dennis D. McDonald
Media, Libraries, Collecting
Encouraging U.S. Scientific  "Innovation" Won't Be Enough
Feb 22

Feb 22 Encouraging U.S. Scientific "Innovation" Won't Be Enough

Dennis D. McDonald
Innovation, Science, Science Education, Education, Engineering, Ignorance
Why I'm Still Wearing a Mask
Feb 10

Feb 10 Why I'm Still Wearing a Mask

Dennis D. McDonald
Health Data, Medicine, Public Health
With the USA Losing Research Leadership, What Languages Should Your Kids Be Learning?
Jan 24

Jan 24 With the USA Losing Research Leadership, What Languages Should Your Kids Be Learning?

Dennis D. McDonald
Literacy, Science, Science Education, Research, Research Data, Patents, Technological Literacy
Food Labels That Won’t Please Everyone
Jan 11

Jan 11 Food Labels That Won’t Please Everyone

Dennis D. McDonald
Genetics, FDA, Industry Analysis, Labelling, GMO, Bioengineered, BE, Communications, Commerce, Agriculture
Favorite 2021 (Non-Covid) Science Stories
Jan 4

Jan 4 Favorite 2021 (Non-Covid) Science Stories

Dennis D. McDonald
Genetics, Science, News
On Changing References to “Race” in Genetics Research Articles
Dec 7

Dec 7 On Changing References to “Race” in Genetics Research Articles

Dennis D. McDonald
Media, Language, Definitions, Semantics, Genetics
Facebook's "Vast Wasteland"
Nov 11

Nov 11 Facebook's "Vast Wasteland"

Dennis D. McDonald
Facebook, Social Media, Social Media Decay, Media
Is Orwell's novel 1984 "science fiction"?
Nov 9

Nov 9 Is Orwell's novel 1984 "science fiction"?

Dennis D. McDonald
Orwell, Media, Definitions
Reddit: You Get What You Pay For
Nov 2

Nov 2 Reddit: You Get What You Pay For

Dennis D. McDonald
Media, Social Media, Social Media Decay, Social Networking, Writing, Trolls
"And the Truth Shall Make You Free!" Really?
Oct 22

Oct 22 "And the Truth Shall Make You Free!" Really?

Dennis D. McDonald
Fake News, Social Media, Social Media Decay, Social Networking, Propaganda, Media, Censorship, Language
Where I Get My News These Days
Oct 19

Oct 19 Where I Get My News These Days

Dennis D. McDonald
Newspapers, News, Media, Anonymity, Publishing, Advertising, Bestech23
Whose Fault is “File Not Found”?
Oct 4

Oct 4 Whose Fault is “File Not Found”?

Dennis D. McDonald
Data Access, File Sharing, Information Technology, Search, Software, Tagging, Data Governance, Media
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Website copyright © 2002-2025 by Dennis D. McDonald. From Alexandria, Virginia I support proposal writing & management, content and business development, market research, and strategic planning. I also practice and support cursive handwriting. My email: ddmcd@ddmcd.com. My bio: here.