Author: Bruce Fielding

Imagine that you’re about to leave school and deciding on what to do next… It’s not as easy as you might think. Not just because of your aptitudes and passions, but because so many occupations currently held by human beings will eventually be replaced by automation of some sort. Whether Artificial Intelligence, Robots or just…

[vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]The internet was always going to make our lives better, right? The internet has been telling us that for years and years. But has it actually improved the quality of our lives, or is it just pretending that it does? I feel like it’s time for me to be the little boy watching…

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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]There’s a movement in London right now. An initiative that aims to bring science to the masses. And right now, that’s really important. Because without scientists, without engineers, without people who create stuff that makes everyone’s lives better, richer, longer, we are going to sink without trace. Britain has always had more than…

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]According to the latest RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) sales report, the American music industry today is as flat as a 12 inch single. In fact, it has been flat since 2010 with a total annual revenue of around $7 billion static for the last five years. Actually, that number is flawed…

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Remember when a 3D TV was the must-have accessory for every home? You must do – it was only about 3 years ago, after all. But how many people actually went out and bought 3D TVs and the associated boxes and glasses needed to appreciate it? Well, 1.5 million of these were sold…

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]The ‘Internet of Things’ has been the coming thing for a little while now, but how is it going to help? Well, the first ‘things’ that are appearing right now are things like Amazon’s Echo  which is capable of voice interaction, music playback, making to-do lists, setting alarms, streaming podcasts, playing audiobooks, and providing weather, traffic and other real…

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] (… and why we can’t leave it to the politicians.) The Future. When I was a kid, it was the 21st Century (and Gerry Anderson’s visions). But now that’s here and the view seems to be quite different. And it changes depending on who you are, what you do and what you…