Some people do not particularly care for LinkedIn. I am not one of those people. I used it a few years ago to fill three critical positions in my company. My experience in mining LinkedIn to fill these positions was great, and I would like to share that experience as it led to hiring some of the best people with whom I have ever worked.

Chemists long ago co-opted centuries-old painting traditions for depicting 3D subjects in a 2D medium. Humans are accustomed to perceiving 3D cues in 2D information, but machines are not as adept and can misinterpret the 3D stereochemistry implied in a 2D depiction. A trip to the Barnes Foundation illustrates the issue.

Announcing the launch of STMatics, a company providing consulting services for Scientific, Technical, and Medical (STM) informatics projects. We provide management consulting services, including strategic planning, market research, database creation, data curation, and social media marketing (SMM) services.