CalNewport:加州新港技术学研究平台是一个致力于计算机领域的学术网站，创始人是乔治敦大学的计算机科学助理教授，专门从事分布式算法的理论，获得过博士学位，除了学生工作外，还侧重于著作的出版，把计算机科学与人们的生活相关联。例如这本《So Good They Can’t Ignore You》(既然你不能忽视它,就不要在那站着不动了)这本书获得了年度最佳商业书籍，有环球邮报和纽约时报通过专栏报道，这本书籍在国内估计没有什么人知道，如果你精通英语那么可以尝试阅读。Cal Newport is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University, who specializes in the theory of distributed algorithms. He previously earned his Ph.D. from MIT in 2009 and graduated from Dartmouth College in 2004.In addition to his academic work, Newport is a writer who focuses on contrarian, evidence-based advice for building a successful and fulfilling life in school and after graduation.His most recent book, So Good They Can’t Ignore You (Grand Central, 2012), argues that ;follow your passion; is bad advice. Since its publication, it has been selected for several best business books of the year lists, including those by Inc. Magazine, The Globe and Mail, and 800-CEO-Read. Newport’s New York Times op-ed on the book became the paper’s most e-mailed article for over a week.Newport is also the author of three books of unconventional advice for students: How to Be a High School Superstar (Random House, 2010), How to Become a Straight-A Student (Random House, 2006), and How to Win at College (Random House, 2005). TheHow To student series has sold over 125,000 copies since its inception, and Newport has been invited to speak on these topics at some of the country’s top universities, including Harvard, Princeton, MIT, Dartmouth and Duke.
