Navigating Public Policy, Technology, Health, Data, and Innovation for a Fairer Future
Author: Dr. Cary WoodsAffiliation: Managing Partner, HarnessAI (Public Health Informatics & Predictive Analytics)Contact: cary@harnessai.netDate: May 2025 1. Abstract Maternal morbidity remains a critical public health challenge in the United States, particularly among vulnerable and underserved populations. This study analyzes a decade of […]
There is a quiet, slow erosion happening across American cities. It is not an earthquake or a sudden crash. It is more like rot in the beams of a house, hidden until, one day, the walls sag and the structure fails. For […]
Leadership is not simply about holding power. It is about knowing when to pass it on. Senator Dick Durbin’s decision to step aside after a lifetime of public service is an act of true leadership. At a moment when many cling to […]
When you live in Indianapolis, motorsport is more than spectacle, it’s civic texture. On Memorial Day weekend, the roar from the Brickyard isn’t just noise. It’s history echoing at 230 miles per hour. The Indianapolis 500 remains the world’s most prestigious single-day […]
A funny thing happened on the way to the startup revolution. We built an entire mythology around the entrepreneur, but forgot to fund the human being behind it. For decades now, the entrepreneur has been hailed as a kind of American folk […]
Somewhere between staying current and staying employed, there’s a gap most people don’t talk about. It’s the space between what you used to be great at and what your profession suddenly expects you to know. It’s a quiet, dangerous space. Not because […]
The architecture of mass incarceration is evolving, and it is wearing a suit. This week, a plan emerged from the shadow corridors of militarized entrepreneurship. Erik Prince, the controversial founder of Blackwater, is now proposing to detain and deport undocumented immigrants by […]
Today is my mother’s birthday. She’s not just the woman who raised me. She’s the woman who raised four college graduates, each of us with a degree from a historically Black college or university. That is not a coincidence. It’s the result […]
Some moments in sports feel too perfect to be real. Last night, Alexander Ovechkin broke the NHL all-time goals record. That alone is history. But the symmetry behind it is what stops you cold. Wayne Gretzky broke Gordie Howe’s record exactly 31 […]
Tornadoes ripped through Central Indiana last night, leaving wide swaths of the region without power. In times like these, communication becomes a lifeline, literally. Yet for too many families, that lifeline has frayed. My parents, both older adults, lost their landline service. […]