Tech

What can we learn from 20 years of Facebook?
Twenty years ago, Facebook was a small social networking platform for university students. Today, one third of the world has…

Was Jodie Foster right about Gen Z?
Boomers, Gen X, Gen Z - what defines them? When sweeping generalisations are made about a given generation, like Jodie…

My ultimate goal? Don’t die.
Anti-ageing tech millionaire Bryan Johnson is possibly the most biologically measured man in human history.

April 3, 2023
Are we looking at our phones more than each other?
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the first hand-held mobile phone. It’s hard to quantify the changes that have…

Who needs church when we’ve got ‘AI Jesus’?
Historical Figures uses advanced A.I. technology to allow users to have conversations with over 20,000 influential people from the past.

January 18, 2023
Andrew Tate and the search for meaning
Since Andrew Tate was arrested in Romania, there’s been a deluge of articles trying to make sense of his influence.…

What’s really behind the craze of NFTs?
Justin Bieber, Jimmy Fallon and Gwyneth Paltrow are among a slew of celebrities who have recently been sued for allegedly…

December 12, 2022
‘Goblin Mode’ and ‘Metaverse’: How have Oxford’s Words of the Year defined 2022?
Spent much time in the metaverse lately? Or perhaps you’ve been in goblin mode? However you’ve whiled away 2022, it’s…

December 8, 2022
The Referee’s Decision is Final. Until it isn’t
Instant replay feeds our desire to know everything. But knowledge isn’t everything and technology can’t fix the real problem at…

November 28, 2022
Why Twitter will always be an impoverished platform
As Musk allows back on Twitter those voices deemed too dangerous or toxic to tweet, what would it take for…