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.

Writing Samples

Below are links to writings about AI & data governance, media, science and history, and movies. My experience includes IT related project management, contract research, and consulting. My current work includes proposal support, content and business development, writing, market research, and strategic planning. Full bio is here.

AI & Data Governance

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On Attribution and Acknowledgment of AI Services

On Attribution and Acknowledgment of AI Services

Teaching Kids to See Through the Algorithm

Teaching Kids to See Through the Algorithm

Don’t Blame the Algorithm: Polarization May Be Inherent in Social Media

Don’t Blame the Algorithm: Polarization May Be Inherent in Social Media

The Double-Edged Sword of Data Governance: Integrity at Risk

The Double-Edged Sword of Data Governance: Integrity at Risk

Improving AI Performance with Better Data Governance—and Vice Versa

Improving AI Performance with Better Data Governance—and Vice Versa

From Copyright to Carbon: Tracking AI’s Impact

From Copyright to Carbon: Tracking AI’s Impact

Planning for a Modern U.S. Data Infrastructure Must Proceed

Planning for a Modern U.S. Data Infrastructure Must Proceed

AI-Driven Meeting Tools Can Transform How We Collaborate and Share Information

AI-Driven Meeting Tools Can Transform How We Collaborate and Share Information

Using AI Tools in Real World Management Consulting

Using AI Tools in Real World Management Consulting

Media

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Using New Media To Buy Old Media

Using New Media To Buy Old Media

Teaching Kids to See Through the Algorithm

Teaching Kids to See Through the Algorithm

Fact Based "Pre-Bunking" Alone Can’t Safeguard Democratic Elections

Fact Based "Pre-Bunking" Alone Can’t Safeguard Democratic Elections

Ad Nauseam: How YouTube Drives Me to Change the Channel

Ad Nauseam: How YouTube Drives Me to Change the Channel

Printer Wars: My Home Office Battle

Printer Wars: My Home Office Battle

A Conversation with ChatGPT about George Szell as a Conductor

A Conversation with ChatGPT about George Szell as a Conductor

Where I Get My News These Days 3

Where I Get My News These Days 3

Is It Still Worth Seeing Movies in Theaters?

Is It Still Worth Seeing Movies in Theaters?

How Did House Atreides Make Its Money Before Arrakis?

How Did House Atreides Make Its Money Before Arrakis?

Science Related Book Reviews

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James L. Nolan Jr.’s "Atomic Doctors: Conscience and Complicity at the Dawn of the Nuclear Age"

James L. Nolan Jr.’s "Atomic Doctors: Conscience and Complicity at the Dawn of the Nuclear Age"

Marie Brennan's "VOYAGE OF THE BASILISK: A MEMOIR BY LADY TRENT"

Marie Brennan's "VOYAGE OF THE BASILISK: A MEMOIR BY LADY TRENT"

Élodie Durand's "TRANSITIONS: A MOTHER'S JOURNEY"

Élodie Durand's "TRANSITIONS: A MOTHER'S JOURNEY"

Richard P. Feynman’s “THE MEANING OF IT ALL: THOUGHTS OF A CITIZEN-SCIENTIST”

Richard P. Feynman’s “THE MEANING OF IT ALL: THOUGHTS OF A CITIZEN-SCIENTIST”

David Holloway’s “STALIN AND THE BOMB”

David Holloway’s “STALIN AND THE BOMB”

Howard Markel's "The Secret of Life: Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, Francis Crick, and the Discovery of DNA's Double Helix"

Howard Markel's "The Secret of Life: Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, Francis Crick, and the Discovery of DNA's Double Helix"

Arthur C. Clarke's "RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA"

Arthur C. Clarke's "RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA"

Barry Lopez' "HORIZON"

Barry Lopez' "HORIZON"

The Best Books I Read in 2021

The Best Books I Read in 2021

History Related Book Reviews

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James L. Nolan Jr.’s "Atomic Doctors: Conscience and Complicity at the Dawn of the Nuclear Age"

James L. Nolan Jr.’s "Atomic Doctors: Conscience and Complicity at the Dawn of the Nuclear Age"

Denali Sai Nalamalapu’s “Holler: A Graphic Memoir of Rural Resistance”

Denali Sai Nalamalapu’s “Holler: A Graphic Memoir of Rural Resistance”

Paul Kennedy's “Victory at Sea”

Paul Kennedy's “Victory at Sea”

Peter C Smith's "Fairchild Republic A–10 Thunderbolt II"

Peter C Smith's "Fairchild Republic A–10 Thunderbolt II"

Solomon J. Brager's "HEAVYWEIGHT: A FAMILY STORY OF THE HOLOCAUST, EMPIRE, AND MEMORY"

Solomon J. Brager's "HEAVYWEIGHT: A FAMILY STORY OF THE HOLOCAUST, EMPIRE, AND MEMORY"

Dante's "INFERNO"

Dante's "INFERNO"

Maurice Samuels’ “Alfred Dreyfus: The Man at the Center of the Affair”

Maurice Samuels’ “Alfred Dreyfus: The Man at the Center of the Affair”

Guy de la Bédoyère's “Gladius: The World of the Roman Soldier”

Guy de la Bédoyère's “Gladius: The World of the Roman Soldier”

Élodie Durand's "TRANSITIONS: A MOTHER'S JOURNEY"

Élodie Durand's "TRANSITIONS: A MOTHER'S JOURNEY"

Reviews of Exceptional Media

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Clift Bentley's “Train Dreams”

Clift Bentley's “Train Dreams”

Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein"

Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein"

Mike Flanagan's "The Life of Chuck"

Mike Flanagan's "The Life of Chuck"

Pamela B. Green's "Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché"

Pamela B. Green's "Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché"

Robert Zemeckis' "HERE"

Robert Zemeckis' "HERE"

Steven Zaillian's "RIPLEY"

Steven Zaillian's "RIPLEY"

Kogonada's "AFTER YANG"

Kogonada's "AFTER YANG"

Takashi Yamazaki's "GODZILLA MINUS ONE"

Takashi Yamazaki's "GODZILLA MINUS ONE"

Oliver Hermanus' "LIVING"

Oliver Hermanus' "LIVING"