MBA in...Healthcare?

Thats right, the MBA is no longer just for people who want to do finance or accounting based careers as you might believe. Actually I just read an interesting article that talks about Healthcare (an ever popular topic nowadays) and how recruiting for Healthcare managers has continued to grow even in The Great Recession. Healthcare in general has continued to grow (and will continue to grow) becuase, simply put, we have a generation of baby boomers that are heading into their 50's and 60's, and with an increasing life-expectancy that can only mean one thing...tons of doctors visits. Not only that but Hospitals and Biotechs are increasingly looking for people who have a healthcare and business background, which has lead to an increasing demand for Healthcare Management MBA's. Harvard, Duke, Northwestern, UCSD, and UMass Boston are a few Universities that offer a Healthcare Management MBA. Check out the Article to read more. [Article]

Prepping for Winter...Geek Style

Ok, so now that BB has moved from Southern California to Boston ive realized 2 things. 1) Boston has these things called "seasons", unlike SoCal, and 2) Winter in Boston = not too fun. Whats a Business savy executive or Lab Geek to Do? Read LifeHacker of course! Life hacker has posted an article about keeping up productivity during a snow-day, and will also be posting articles relevant to you geeks out there who want to make sure you keep busy with projects during those cold winter months. Check out Lifehacker this month for cool (wait..or Hot?) Winter tips...[LifeHacker] [Snow Day Productivity]

Dell goes a bit Green...

Well, environmentally that is. Apparently, the hip new thing to do for tech companies is to go green, and Dell is no exception! Dell has cleverly installed Solar Panels in their parket lots, not only shading cars from the blistering Texas heat (Have you guys been to Texas? You could fry an egg on the sidewalk), but also generating 160 kW of power! Not only is it offsetting power costs for Dell, but its also utilizing space that the company already owns...a parking lot. There no reason any company with an outdoor parking lot shouldnt be doing this. Good move Dell! Now if you would only improve your shoddy tech support, I would be a bit happier...[Article]

Cleantech Needed in the U.S.?

Well, Obama just gave a speech at MIT and he agrees with Broken Beakers previous article... Clean tech is the way to go! Obama just spent 20 minutes lecturing (and praising) MIT efforts to go green, and discussed that this nation NEEDS to pursue clean energy, not only because the world might depend on it, but because its a 2 TRILLION dollar industry (and i think republicans AND democrats can agree we could use that money right about now). Read the story here. [Article 1]

Cleantech...the answer to economic recovery?

An article at CNN talks about how Cleantech is supposed to become "The next big boom", and I agree! The article focuses on how new companies which focus on environmental concerns are getting a lot of money thrown at them by Venture Capitalists... similar to what happened to the computer industry in its early days! The article also mentions GreatPoint Energy, a Cambridge based company which focuses on converting biomass and coal into natural gas! Pretty good read, check it out here. [Article] [GreatPoint Energy]

Rise of the Robots

Ok, i am now convinced that we will all be replaced by robots one day. Yamaha has just built a robot with a voice synthesizer that can sing pitch-perfect. Not only that but it looks VERY similiar to a real human being. Scary. On the bright side, if these robots become standard in the music industry they can avoid embarissingly akward moments like this one. [Article Link to Robot Voice! Robot voice! All the kids love...the robot voice!]