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Sep 13, 20204 min read
How AI is Transforming Music
From the creation of Alan Turing’s melody-making machine in 1951 to David Bowie’s digital lyric randomiser, music and artificial...
Sep 6, 20205 min read
The AI Takeover
A lot of things that come from the mouth of Elon Musk — or his Twitter account, for that matter — should be taken with a shovel-load of...
Aug 14, 20204 min read
Futuristic Fun & Games
Remember the good old days of playing board games? So-called 'family fun', sitting inside on a rainy afternoon with your sibling getting...
Jul 1, 202011 min read
The iluli Guide to Public Speaking
If the very idea of delivering a speech to a crowd of people starts making your palms sweat, take some solace in the fact that you’re far...
Jun 26, 20206 min read
Smart Locks: Pros & Cons
Since lockdown began, the prospect of drone delivery from Amazon has gone from a wacky pie-in-the-sky idea to a genius innovation. What...
Jun 19, 20204 min read
Algorithms & Popular Culture
When we were young, we’d find out what music was popular by tuning into Top of the Pops on a Friday evening, or listening to the chart...
Jun 12, 20205 min read
The Evolution of the iPhone
Can you remember a time in recent years when you left home without your smartphone? No? Me neither… Over time, that small device has...
Jun 5, 20207 min read
The Pros & Cons of Going Electric
The new fully electric MINI has landed. How soon you’ll get the opportunity to drive one, however, is up for debate. Somehow I don’t...
May 23, 20205 min read
Learning from the Mistakes of Others
At a time where businesses around the world are closing their doors, furloughing their staff and relying on Government intervention to...
May 16, 20205 min read
The Science Behind Sleep Sensors
I’m sure every human being is suffering from stress and anxiety right now to varying degrees. In this current climate of uncertainty,...
May 8, 20206 min read
The Rise of Veganism
Prior to the nationwide Coronavirus lockdown, Greggs — the UK bakery chain — was making the news for all the right reasons. Not only has...
Mar 28, 20204 min read
Beware the Killer Robots
In 2018, Laura Nolan — a top software engineer — resigned from her role at Google in protest. First thoughts turn to gender pay gaps,...
Mar 28, 20204 min read
Fireworks vs Drones
Many moan about the long, dark nights of January and February, yearning for springtime when the sun stays out a bit longer and the...
Mar 28, 20204 min read
Robot Lawnmowers
For months we've been in the depths of a cold, wet and windy winter, and my trusty robot lawnmower has been in hibernation. Gone, but not...
Mar 28, 20205 min read
Big Brother is Watching You
Every year there’s at least one new drama on television that gets everyone talking — the “must-see”, water cooler, trending on Twitter...
Mar 28, 20206 min read
When Social Media Meets Politics
The UK General Election in December 2019 saw the Labour Party’s worst result since 1935. When the exit poll figures were revealed, I’m...
Mar 28, 20204 min read
The Cost of Entrepreneurship
Anyone who has watched even one episode of The Apprentice will surely believe they can do better than some of the half-wits we see racing...
Mar 28, 20207 min read
Personalised Advertising
Be honest with yourself; did you lightly sway your head waiting for the gorilla to thrash out that Phil Collins drum solo? Or ask your...
Mar 28, 20203 min read
Virtual Reality Movies
Ever fancied seeing yourself on the silver screen? Think you’re the movie star that the world didn’t know they needed? No? Me neither....
Mar 28, 20205 min read
Cybercrime: The Dark Side of the Internet
I recently happened upon a short video by Frank W. Abagnale on Big Think website on the subject of hackable technology. In it, Abagnale —...
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