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A Voice at Risk

Cancer Today magazine • December 2020

As renowned voice actor Rob Paulsen prepared to enter the recording studio to return to one of his most beloved roles, his 40-year career was put in jeopardy by a throat cancer diagnosis.
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Breaking Down Barriers

Cancer Today magazine • June 2021

Profile of cancer researcher Vicky Forster, who draws from her own experience with childhood leukemia to shine a spotlight on patient voices.
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Snake oil software, or how SoftRAM hoodwinked the world

Digital Trends • September 2016

When Windows 95 launched in August 1995, there was only one piece of software available that was specifically written for the brand new operating system – a utility intended to double a system’s memory without the need for a hardware upgrade. There was only one problem. It didn’t work.
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Do you know Grace Hopper?

Digital Trends • November 2016

U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Grace Hopper was a key figure in the early days of computing, a trailblazer who led by example, and a major force in making computing approachable to all.Read more

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U.S. Department of Energy plans to counter China's fastest supercomputer

Fox News SciTech • June 2016

IBM donates a supercomputer to the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory after China claims the top spot on the global list of the top 500 most powerful systems. Read more

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What’s it like to use AOL dial-up internet in 2017?

Digital Trends • April 2017

Dial-up isn’t dead. There are many areas in the United States where broadband infrastructure was never put in place, so residents are forced to stick with dial-up. I wondered what it was like to use dial-up today. Is it too slow to get anything done? Or are we spoiled by the ubiquity of Wi-Fi and LTE, and dial-up internet isn’t that bad? Read more

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The hidden cost of Bitcoin? Our environment

World Economic Forum • December 2017

Bitcoin mining reportedly accounts for more energy consumption than many of the world's nations. The environmental effect of this activity can't be overlooked. Read more

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Research Finds Esketamine Effective in Treating the Worst Cases of Depression

Futurism • January 2018

A study led by Ella Daly of Janssen Research and Development has established that esketamine could be a fruitful option for people suffering from treatment-resistant depression. Esketamine is closely related to ketamine, a medication used as an anesthetic that's also been adopted as a recreational drug. Read more

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Training


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Janssen CarePath Provider Portal User Guide

Johnson & Johnson • March 2023

An interactive PDF explaining how healthcare providers and office staff can use the redesigned Janssen Provider Portal. Brad wrote all copy, sourced and edited all screens from client's Figma files, and greyboxed the layout. Read more

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Spravato withMe Provider Portal User Guide

Janssen • December 2023

Following the successful rollout of the Janssen CarePath Provider Portal User Guide, a similar resource was requested by a different group within the company. This time, more detailed step-by-step walkthroughs were required to ensure that new functionality was being adopted. Read more

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How to Make a Character Selector in Castle

Castle • April 2022

A video tutorial commissioned by the coding app Castle to help onboard new users. Brad scripted the video, recorded all the video footage, provided voiceover and edited everything together. Watch video

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How to Build a Custom Excel Toolbar of VBA Macros

Make Use Of • July 2017

A step-by-step beginner's guide to using Visual Basic macros in Microsoft Excel. Macros can be used as an easy-to-use shortcut to advanced functionality. Read more

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Time Flies Like a Wayward Volley

Digital Trends • March 2016

A short time travel adventure about a football team doomed to repeat the same match over and over, until they can break the cycle. Play game

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