Sideways Looks #33: Reflections on 2024/25, also Angela Merkel
Annual thoughts for the year, this time on the themes of Elections, Impunity, Networks, and Random Wisdom.
Sideways Looks #26: Thoughts on 2022, also Glass Onion
Some things I've learned from moving to Berlin and being a 'solopreneur', and some of my plans for 2023.
Sideways Looks #22: Tech Fought The Law, and the Law Lost
Hello, This post is about technology and breaking the law (feat. Elon Musk). It’s a bit depressing, but there’s stuff about Eurovision...
Sideways Looks #17: I'm Rebranding, also Berlin
This week, I launch the Data Skills Consultancy
Sideways Looks #16: When Bins Go Viral, also A.I. Theatre
This week - #BinSpace and some sociology of sh*tposting
Sideways Look #15: Are we ruled by Maths? Also, Biceps
This week - from Shakespeare to finance.
Sideways Looks #14: Vaccine Hesitancy, also Texas
This week - worries about calling people stupid, plus I seek your views on online courses
Sideways Looks #13: Can a Computer tell you're Happy? Also, CGI
This week - thoughts on 'sentiment analysis' and turning feelings into numbers.
Sideways Looks #11: Hello from the Floor, also Experiments
This week - thoughts on experiments and creativity.
Sideways Looks #10: Should we say 'Whaargh' more often? Also, Elton John
This week - some social science about putting feelings into words
Sideways Looks #9: Productivity and Perfectionism, also Otters
This week - two stories about work-life balance
Sideways Looks #8: Meet the RandomReader, also Clement Attlee's Cricket Machine
This week - chance encounters in the age of Covid