Pivotal Moment in Life – Musings of Dr. Jamie C. Hsu, 6.11.2020 COVID-19 has turned the world upside down and disrupted every aspect of our lives. At first, we stopped almost all social gatherings, public events, sports, on-site schooling and work. Gradually, society has opened up. Limited grocery shopping, doctor’s visits, beauty salons, remote work,…
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Pause in My Life – Musings of Dr. Jamie C. Hsu, 4.1.2020 I thought I was taking a pause after writing the 100th blog. Little did I know that the whole world would be taking a long pause and everyone’s lives would be disrupted tremendously. Travel, school, dining, socialization, and entertaining have almost come to…
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Thanks to My Readers – Musings of Dr. Jamie Hsu, 12.15. 2019 Thanks to all my readers over the last 3 years. I finally reached a milestone of 100 blogs. It has been a fun and rewarding journey for me to observe, reflect, and share my thoughts. I hope these blogs have in some small…
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Salute to Our Youth – Musings of Dr. Jamie Hsu, 11.28.2019 There are so many courageous and compassionate youth in the world who are doing their best to make this world a better place. I salute them! I heard an inspiring speech by Simon Tam, a rock band musician, who won a Supreme Court case…
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From Horse Power to Electric Power – Musings of Dr. Jamie Hsu, 11.23.2019 These days, you can read many reports, articles, and research papers on the future of transportation and the arrival of autonomous driving. But most of the predictions and studies are based on technologies, which do not take into account much of the…
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My Third Retirement – Musings of Dr. Jamie Hsu, 11.17.2019 This month, I am completing nine years of service on the board of Henry Ford Health System and HAP Insurance. I am also stepping down, after six years, as chair of the Michigan Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission. I am passing the baton to younger…
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Modern Travel – Musings of Dr. Jamie Hsu, 11.10.2019 Ijust returned from a 14-day trip in Europe and experienced two drastically different ways of modern travel: by riverboat and by airplane. The contrast was astonishing and interesting. During the river cruise from Amsterdam to Budapest, it took 13 days to navigate a distance of 1400…
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From Solid Mechanics to Biomechanics – Musings of Dr. Jamie Hsu, 10.16.2019 As I age and begin to pay more attention to my aching body, my interest is changing from my Ph.D. in Solid Mechanics to the biomechanics of how my body works. During my doctoral program, my thesis was on “Stress Wave Propagation in…
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How We Learn – Musings of Dr. Jamie Hsu, 9.27.2019 As individuals, we all have different ways of learning. According to Sean Whiteley, we use a combination of 5 learning styles which rely on different parts of the brain to help us remember. Visual learners prefer using pictures and images. The back of the brain…
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Modern Learning – Musings of Dr. Jamie Hsu, 9.20.2019 The ubiquitous presence of the internet, digital libraries, and cloud centers, has drastically changed how we learn. Learning involves four stages of knowledge management: generation, storage, retrieval, and application. These components are all affected by digital technology, but in different ways and to varying degrees. Knowledge…
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