Category: Technology and Humanity

Social media echo chambers and democracy

In 2009, I spoke at a conference in Madrid with Jim Margolis, who served as a Senior Advisor to Barack Obama in both his 2008 and 2012 campaigns for the White House. In his talk Jim explained how the 2008 campaign was the first presidential campaign where social media was decisive to win the elections. That success was later … Continue reading "Social media echo chambers and democracy"

Nice animation: how long until computers have the same power as the human brain? (via Mother Jones)

Exponential technological change

Join me for the Technology vs. Humanity book launch event in London Sept 8 2016!

Location still tbd (central London), but you can now sign up here.  It’s a free event but seating is limited so… sign up quickly ! Fast Future Publishing is delighted to invite you to join us on September 8th for the launch of our latest FutureScapes title, Technology vs. Humanity. This is a groundbreaking new book from world-renowned Futurist … Continue reading "Join me for the Technology vs. Humanity book launch event in London Sept 8 2016!"

Let’s rewrite the business rules where people matter (via Tim O’Reilly)

One of the big reasons we’re moving back into a more socially polarised society – as seen recently in some countries of the EU, the UK and the US – is the continuous dilution of the middle class in many economies over the last 20-30 years, and tensions are rising around the globe. Aristotle wrote it down more than … Continue reading "Let’s rewrite the business rules where people matter (via Tim O’Reilly)"

A gallery of images on the ‘Technology versus Humanity’ theme

… related to my new book, Technology vs Humanity

The new tech overlords: technology companies are now officially the most powerful entities in the world

… and they are almost all based in the US (and soon… China).  Read this incredible piece in The Atlantic.  Stat below is via Statista. At the close of trading this Monday, the top five global companies by market capitalization were all U.S. tech companies: Apple, Alphabet (formerly Google), Microsoft, Amazon, and Facebook.  Bloomberg, which reported on … Continue reading "The new tech overlords: technology companies are now officially the most powerful entities in the world"

All Can Be Lost: The Risk of Putting Our Knowledge in the Hands of Machines (5* read)