As I get closer to retirement, I reflect on the time spent over the past 45 years in offices. This is especially relevant as the pandemic has led us to…
Category: Technology
Has the pandemic really affected the drivers of change?
We and many others have reflected on possible scenarios for the post-pandemic future, often using a scenario cross methodology. We thought it would also be valuable to look at how…
IoT and Industry 4.0 Online Conference 16th June 2020
Dickson Ross, the Editor-in-Chief of Engineering and Technology magazine, introduced the conference He pointed out that although IoT is real and growing rapidly, it can be difficult to explain the…
New Scientist Live 2019 - a Review
After spending two full days at this year’s event, I was reminded of a quote from Mark Stevenson’s 2011 book (Stevenson, Mark, “An Optimist’s Guide to the Future”, Profile Books,…
Climate emergency – energy generation
In previous posts we’ve looked at the impacts of global heating assuming we don’t do enough to mitigate it. We’re now going to look at some of the technological solutions, first…
AI: More Than Human
The Barbican exhibition on AI (running until 26thAugust) is a bold attempt to bring together cultural and scientific history, analysis of current technologies and issues, and examples of possible futures. …