Posts by John Wood

Too Big To See?

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Art & Culture
It recently occurred to me that we may have stumbled upon the sci-fi future that my ‘baby boomer’ generation never expected to see. As I write, the computer is finishing…

The Smell of Brexit

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Lifestyle
As leader of a country recently targeted by Russian cybercriminals, President Macron probably knows the extent to which dark money influenced the referendum result. Judging by the full sequence of…
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Money is Dead

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Numerical Flatland Many blame capitalism for the extinctions that are hastening climate breakdown. But political discussions can easily reduce ecological complexities to a few human-centred dimensions. We have had several…

Re-Inventing Inventing

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Art & Culture
Hedy Lamarr (inventor) Nikola Tesla (inventor) What is now clear is that today’s lifestyles are so extravagant they are leaving an indelible imprint on the face of Nature. Some believe…
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Design Evolution

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It is increasingly obvious that our responses to climate change are failing. We need comprehensive lifestyle change, but government methods are too indirect to achieve this. The good news is…