Recent data from Johns Hopkins suggests that many U.S. states are doing much worse than most other countries around the world in controlling the spread of COVID-19. Comparing recent weekly averages of new cases for… COVID-19 Trends – U.S. States Compared to the World
In my recent post, I provided some evidence that COVID-19 cases in Tennessee may have peaked in mid-August. A significant risk, however, is that the re-opening of schools may cause this trend to reverse. A… Return to School Is Already Leading to COVID-19 Outbreaks at Universities
I’m excited to be presenting at the Department of Homeland Security’s Joint Software and IT Cost Forum in September. You can register for my talk at this link. There is no registration fee. I’ll be… Joint Software and IT Cost Forum
After re-opening started at the end of April, the number of active COVID-19 cases reported by the Tennessee Department of Health bottomed out at 6,749 on May 20th. The increase in cases started ramping up… COVID-19 in Tennessee – Doing Better But Not Time to Relax
My Ph.D. advisor, Peter Slater, and two of his colleagues published a technical book in 1998. They had 1,000 pages of material, so it appeared as a two-volume set. As with all books, the editing… Publishing A Book: On Which Hunts and Likelihoods
There are ten commandments in the Old Testament and ten amendments in the U.S. Bill of Rights. Eight of the ten are negative, in the sense of telling people what not to do. Similarly, there… The Ten Commandments of Project Risk Management
Tennessee and Massachusetts have similar populations. Massachusetts has 6.9 million residents and Tennessee has 6.8 million. They are ranked 15th and 16th, respectively, in population among the 50 states. They have also had a similar… Tennessee and Massachusetts – A Case Study in COVID-19 Death Rates
I grew up in Alabama. It always seemed to be the case that we were ranked 48th or 49th out of the 50 states in metrics like health care, education, and income. Behind us was… Thank God for Mississippi
My cat Elvis really enjoyed the recent Space and Missile Defense virtual symposium.
“Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.” – Otto von Bismark In my last post, I examined the increase in deaths and cases relative to… A Deadly July – COVID-19 Cases and Deaths in the U.S.