May 2024 Pop Quiz for Engineers
You may find the May quiz a little tricky... Are you smarter than an undergraduate?
Riddle Me This: Cake Slicing
You have a delicious round birthday cake. How many equal-sized pieces can you cut the cake into by making only three straight slices with a knife and without moving any of the pieces?
The PE Industrial Exemption: Keep it or Toss it?
A century ago, individuals could perform engineering work without providing proof of competency. This, of course, put people at great risk. In order to protect public safety, health, and welfare, the first ...
The Charles de Gaulle Airport Collapse
The Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, France is the largest airport in France and the second busiest airport in Europe. Every year, millions of passengers and hundreds of thousands of flights depart and arrive ...
The April Ethical Dilemma: Is a Complimentary Seminar Considered a Gift?
Andy agreed to accept items of substantial value (e.g., travel expenses, multi-day program, resort location, etc.) our conclusion would have been quite different.
April 2024 Pop Quiz for Engineers
Happy Earth Day from the Pop Quiz for Engineers. Are you smarter than an undergraduate?
8 Tips for Engineers to Reduce Work Stress
We are a nation of increasing stress. In 2020, there are a myriad of ways for people to reach us. Work often seems never-ending and the quiet can be more difficult to find. Work—and the stress that may accompany ...
Riddle Me This: Halfway Glass
You are in an empty room with a glass of water. The glass is a right cylinder that looks like it is about half-full, but you are not quite sure ...
The Hindenburg Disaster
By 1937, giant hydrogen airships were sailing through the world’s skies, ferrying thousands of passengers across oceans and continents. These airships, also called zeppelins, promised quicker transport times than ...
The March Ethical Dilemma: Hire Project Representative or Quit?
Daniel should have insisted that the client hire the on-site project representative or refuse to continue to work on the project. While this might appear to be a harsh result.