Job growth may be on the rise for engineers, but don’t get too comfortable just yet. As you may have already noticed, interviews for the top engineering positions are becoming anything but conventional.

It’s the top of the week and time for last’s week’s Top 5 Strangest Stories in Science– the good, the bad and the ugly from your own science and engineering community. 5. Scientists Clone Human Brain Cells. We’ve come a long way since Dolly! This new breakthrough will greatly help the treatment of mental illnesses and nerve diseases. 4. The Most Amazing HD Image of Earth Ever Seen! It would…

Recently, one of the PMs in our office that raised an interesting question: Should visible tattoos be allowed in a professional workplace? Back in the old days of engineering, you were expected to wear black pants, a white shirt, a tie, dress shoes, pocket protector, and the thick glasses were optional. Smoking was permitted and women weren’t. Obviously, we’ve come a long way since the preferred dress in my office…

These days, it seems like new Exoplanets are being revealed left and right. . . So why would you care about an image of boring ol’ Earth? You may have seen her plenty of times before, but never like this. Suomi NPP, NASA’s newest Earth-watching satellite, has captured one of the most beautiful images of Earth you’ll ever lay eyes on. The high-res image is available in 8000×8000 pixel resolution,…

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