January Pop Quiz for Engineers
New Year, New Quiz! Here's 2021's first Pop Quiz for Engineers. Are you smarter than an undergraduate?
How to Become a Better Public Speaker
It’s inevitable that at some point in your career, you will be required to participate in some form of public speaking, whether this is presenting a new design, promoting a product or plan to a client, or reflecting upon and sharing what you’ve learned throughout your career to an audience ...
Riddle Me This: Two Cups and a Bucket
You have two small cups filled with water and an empty bucket. How can you dump all of the water out of the cups and into the bucket and tell which water came from which cup, without using any dividers of any kind?
Oops! You missed the deadline!
Just for the sake of discussion, let’s say that you were so wrapped up in the holidays, family, and 2020 in general, that you actually missed your PE license renewal. What now? ...
The December Ethical Dilemma: Proper Credit for Past Projects
Engineer Brad is the principal in a new engineering firm that has been in existence for approximately 18 months. All of the engineers in the firm have come from other engineering firms. Brad develops a ...
Buffalo Creek Dam Failure
On the days preceding February 26, 1972, Buffalo mining officials kept an eye on a local coal refuse dam in Logan County, West Virginia, as heavy rain continuously fell. The company measured water levels ...
December Pop Quiz for Engineers
‘Tis the season for a good score on December’s engineering pop quiz! Take it and find out! Are you smarter than an undergraduate?
Riddle Me This: Last Words?
You have a committed a terrible crime and tomorrow morning you will be taken to the town square and executed. The executioner has taken a liking to you and decides to do you a favor and allow you a choice ...
5 TV Shows That Featured Engineers
While engineers aren’t always the most featured characters on television shows, they are often the most popular. Perhaps more engineering characters will find their way ...
Sinking of the Swedish Warship, The Vasa
The Vasa was a Swedish warship built between 1626 and 1628. The ship sank after only sailing roughly 1,400 yards into its maiden voyage on August 10, 1628. Now, resurrected from the sea, the Vasa represents a widely-recognized symbol of the Swedish “great power period.”