The Death of Celebrity
As the year wraps up, there must be some news websites seriously considering whether to introduce new ‘Obituary’ sections alongside…
The Increasing Entanglement of Modern Knowledge
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated” (Confucius) Most people would agree that the world is becoming…
The Year Ahead
I’ve been thinking about how to evolve this blog over the next twelve months. It originally started out a few…
Never Out Of Signal: The Rise Of Mesh Networks
As we become increasingly dependent on internet access, there’s still a big problem that needs to be solved with the…
Collaborative Consumption
The Sharing Economy has really been gaining steam over the past few years. With Airbnb increasingly building mainstream awareness beyond purely tech circles and Uber’s…
FoldingCoin And Magic Healing Tokens
Every so often, someone will be desperate to point out to me that Bitcoin has a high cost – namely the vast…
Net Neutrality and the Battle Ahead
Net neutrality is one topic that I’ve not written about before on the blog. There’s been no particular reason to avoid it given how…
Dunbar’s Magic Number 150
I came across this tweet from Nick Szabo earlier a few days ago which intrigued me:- 1/ Regardless of how…
My TEDx Talk: “Bitcoin: More Than Just Money”
I’m flying out to Amsterdam tomorrow for the Bitcoin 2014 Conference but before I do, I just wanted to put up…
Three Key Megatrends In Technology (And Society)
If you’re interested in technology, it’s very easy to be seduced by the hype that surrounds the new, shiny product…