In January 2020 I gave a talk at British Airways’ Digital departmental day, on ‘Visions and cultures of innovation’, attempting to inform the group’s digital ambitions in the context of the past, present and future of the Web, and the future of air travel. Documentation This is my presentation on iCloud slide sharing. References from […]
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RIP Jonathan Miller
RIP Jonathan Miller. What a thinker and doer. I very much appreciated his reflection on the modern anti-religious mood, from 2010 (re-posted below). He’s quoted on BBC Radio 4’s World at One today rejecting the term ‘Renaissance Man’, saying ‘What’s been lost is the taking for granted a world of civilised curiosity’. This quote comes […]
Report: General Election Hustings: Science, Research, Technology and Innovation, 19/11/2019 (The Royal Society)
In the run-up to the 2019 General Election, representatives from the main political parties were invited to outline their party’s election position on Science, Research, Technology and Innovation
Report: 50 Years of the Internet, 30/10/2019 (Plexal, London)
Report on 50 Years of the Internet event, 30/10/2019, at Plexal in the QE Olympic Park
Broadcast: Debating the 15th anniversary of the Web
With Professor Wendy Hall, on BBC News 24, I debated the significance of the 15th anniversary of the Web BBC 5 O’Clock News, TX 17:35 BST, 04/08/2006 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeJOvuRX4lM BBC News 24: WWW Anniversary item Themes discussed: how much the success of the Web was anticipated; the importance of ease of use of the Web; the […]