It is almost impossible not to hear this statement when you talk to someone: what would so-and-so think or say? My mind immediately shoots this subliminal fast response: who cares what people think or this…
Posts Published bySuf Alkhaldi My blog is about discovering the future using creativity. It is about finding out what motivates each one of us. It is about how we can move forward with our life and have fun. As I love computers and computer software, I am always in search of new technologies which can make our lives easier, interesting, and fun. This blog is still a “baby” and far from perfection. My blog will feature several powerful articles about motivation, science, and creativity written after reading a lot of books, websites, blogs, and scientific research. As I am not a full time blogger, this blog is written at night when I come home from work and weekends. In all these posts, I seek simplicity, motivation, inspiration, TM meditation, and creativity.
My name is Suf Alkhaldi, and I am a scientific advisor and chief operating officer in my division, working for the federal government. Therefore, anything I write in my blog represents my own thinking and does not reflect the position of my employer. I have a Ph.D. in Microbiology and Cell Molecular Biology. If you are interested to see my background click on my website. If you like to see my scientific publications please click on manuscript published link. I love science and computers, but I do not like many of the ways that scientific institutions teach science.
I have been married to my beautiful wife Sara for 25 years (and more), and I have one intelligent boy who eats, drinks, sleeps, and dreams about computer programming and artificial intelligence. I live in the rich greater cosmopolitan Washington, DC area. I hope we can meet one day.
Why traveling is a great educational opportunity by Suf Alkhaldi
In the last four years, I started to travel to many places with my wife after our son left home — first to college and then for a job. So far, we visited Jordan, Jerusalem, Kuwait, Dubai,…
My deep learning skills for 2017 by Suf Alkhaldi
As the new year of 2017 is approaching very soon, I usually spend some time to decide what kind of skills I need to develop in the next year. To select a skill, I spent…
The Artificial Intelligence (AI) eye in the sky breakthrough By Suf Alkhaldi
The idea of doing 24-hour surveillance of a whole city from the air and waiting for a crime to happen before using the surveillance tape to go back and follow where the perpetrator came from…
Why do you need a mentor? By Suf Alkhaldi
If you are a go-getter and don’t have a mentor, you are really missing out of a great source of knowledge and wisdom. Having a mentor is as important as having a job. All the…
The illusion of being busy by Suf Alkhaldi
One of the most common reasons people use as an excuse not to call, respond to emails, or even conduct meaningful work, is the excuse of being busy. I have grown to dislike this word…
Focus on your energy level to do deep work by Suf Alkhaldi
Through the years, I have tried to make time to achieve my work and goals. I thought that setting a time frame was the most important element to reach a goal. Although I still believe that this…
How AI solves depression and finds cancer by Suf Alkhaldi
Artificial Intelligence AI moves us in different fields of life, faster than we thought even two years ago. Using AI in diagnosing bipolar depression as well as other illnesses has created a buzz in scientific…
Forecasting the power of wearable devices by Suf Alkhaldi
The line between our work lives and our social lives has become thinner and thinner nowadays. Communication and wearable devices created by the abundance of cellphones and fitness trackers have advanced the conflict between our…
The wonder of Icelandic vacation 2 by Suf Alkhaldi
Probably, the most amazing cure for stress and the way to recharge my life battery is to take a vacation. Vacations for me usually reset the time to calibrate my life priorities. On vacations, I slow down…