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.

Writings

Below are links to some writings about AI & data governance, media, science and history, and movies. My consulting includes proposal support, content and business development, writing, market research, and strategic planning.

AI & Data Governance

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AI and Scientific Research: Three Questions About Data, Creativity, and Serendipity

AI and Scientific Research: Three Questions About Data, Creativity, and Serendipity

AI, Journals, and the Evolving Knowledge Divide

AI, Journals, and the Evolving Knowledge Divide

Preparing for AI in Government Contracts

Preparing for AI in Government Contracts

Role Awareness Is Essential in AI Tool Design and Governance

Role Awareness Is Essential in AI Tool Design and Governance

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

Media

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Where I Get My News These Days 4

Where I Get My News These Days 4

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?

Science Related Book Reviews

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Cixin Liu’s "The Dark Forest"

Cixin Liu’s "The Dark Forest"

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"

History Related Book Reviews

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Derwent May’s “Hannah Arendt”

Derwent May’s “Hannah Arendt”

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”

Reviews of Exceptional Media

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Martin McDonagh’s "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"

Martin McDonagh’s "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"

Paul Greengrass’ "The Lost Bus"

Paul Greengrass’ "The Lost Bus"

Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights”

Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights”

Yves Montmayeur's "Sangre Del Toro"

Yves Montmayeur's "Sangre Del Toro"

Victor Kossakovsky’s “Architecton”

Victor Kossakovsky’s “Architecton”

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"