Jun 21, 20224-Dimensional Social GovernanceIn Multidimensional Man: Can Man live in a 3-dimensional space? mathematician Ron Atkin’s central thesis is that we live not in a three-dimensional but in a multidimensional world. The science-literate among you will know the 4th dimension is time. …Governance5 min readGovernance5 min read
Mar 20, 2021To End Violence Against Women, we Need to Talk Differently To BoysCalls for action following a horrible attack There has been a renewed debate about the sexual harassment of women following the recent death of Sarah Everard who disappeared walking home from Clapham Common. Millions of women have shared their own stories of being harassed in what has become 2021’s MeToo. …Sex Education4 min readSex Education4 min read
Sep 27, 2017Why Big Data Needs Human-Centred Questions if it is Going to Add Value to The WorldI find attending conferences and public lectures really stimulating: a useful way to network with professionals in diverse fields, share ideas and develop my own. What is more, the ideas are more alive. Just as a theatre is to a movie, sitting in an audience with a live panel discussion…Design Thinking3 min readDesign Thinking3 min read
Sep 9, 2017Five Ways to Unleash your Inner ActivistWho would be an activist? In his book Radicals, Jamie Bartlett describes the ‘Activist’s Paradox’. In essence, he says that it is jolly hard work, the chance of success is slim and despite the odds they keep going. Only a very particular type of person becomes a committed activist. To…Politics7 min readPolitics7 min read
May 4, 2017The origins and future of inequality by Samuel Bowles (Lecture notes series)I just went to a lecture at Manchester University by visiting Harvard teacher that I found really inspiring and informative so I wanted to share what I learned. …Inequality2 min readInequality2 min read
Feb 5, 2017Exploiting the Possible: Toward a Mindful PoliticsI recently blogged on complexity. In this article I revisit that topic and how we might improve our attitude towards it. To recap, the world is still infinitely complex, and out in space there are a kajillion galaxies out there, there’s Donald Trump and too much to watch on Netflix…Politics2 min readPolitics2 min read
Jan 31, 2017Bridging the political divide: it all starts with a conversationDemocracy — or “deliberative democracy”, with my Poli-Sci geek hat on — involves getting people’s opinions to mix, to fight or to clash. (As a Brit I’m aware of having inherited this combative, British Parliamentary style thinking; I’m working on it.) Ultimately, democracy is about conversations. …Politics2 min readPolitics2 min read
Jan 27, 2017Democracy in a complicated worldIn this article I present a negative view of complexity and a hopeful reframing of it. Firstly, the negative. Someone shared this article with me: The lesson of Trump and Brexit: a society too complex for its people risks everything. In it, John Harris suggests that: Complexity, after all, is…Donald Trump2 min readDonald Trump2 min read
