Extended intelligence, not artificial intelligence: Joi Ito on how our tech visionaries must be humbler, faced with reality TECHNOLOGY, BIG PICTUREpat kane27 April 2019artificial intelligence, machine learningComment
Maybe our addiction to story is what's blocking the next era of journalism - challenged more deeply by neuroscience and AI A BETTER MEDIA, TECHNOLOGYpat kane23 April 2019artificial intelligence, machine learning, journalism Comments
Sustainable energy systems are now a better commercial bet than carbon-fuelled ones. But consumers must still consume less of it ENVIRONMENTALISTS, NEW ECONOMICS, TECHNOLOGY, 4TH SECTORpat kane18 April 2019energy, green energy, greentechComment
Huge value can be unlocked if you measure cities in a certain way. Take Birmingham, Lyon and the humble tram COMMUNITY, NEW ECONOMICS, TECHNOLOGY, INGENUITYpat kane7 April 2019cities, urban studiesComment
Open: 2019 brings together activists and coders - to explore how to collaborate at a big scale COMMUNITY, 4TH SECTOR, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, INGENUITY, TECHNOLOGYpat kane3 April 2019platform cooperativism, cooperatives, participation, networksComment
How to seize the future? Train 1% of the population in A.I. skills and concepts. Like Finland does. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGYpat kane25 March 2019education, finland, bildungComment
We urgently need "a politics for future generations". Why do we act as if nobody will live there, asks Roman Krznaric FUTURES, GLOBALISTS, TECHNOLOGY, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATIONpat kane23 March 2019futurismComment
A story of prisoners made ready for everyday life, by the prospect of reading stories to their kids TECHNOLOGY, PRACTICE, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, MASCULINE, BEHAVIOUR, ARTISTSpat kane22 March 2019Prison project, prisoners, childrens litComment
If you're going to be a consultancy, then do it to help companies & organisations reduce their working week 4TH SECTOR, NEW ECONOMICS, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGYpat kane13 March 2019shorterworkingweekComment
How can people doing #CivicTech become directly involved in action against climate disruption? ENVIRONMENTALISTS, TECHNOLOGYpat kane11 March 2019civic tech, innovationComment
Alternative Editorial: The Virtual Feminine A/UK EDITORIAL, ALTER NATIVES, BEHAVIOUR, FEMININE, NEW ECONOMICS, TECHNOLOGYpat kane10 March 2019international womens day, feminine, power, politicsComment
Jenna Sutela: "I want a culture that’s based on symbiosis between species, rather than the survival of the fittest narrative" ARTISTS, TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENTALISTSpat kane1 March 2019biophilia, biologyComment
Can you align short-term gains with long-term ecological and agricultural health? ReGen Network says it can TECHNOLOGY, NEW ECONOMICS, ENVIRONMENTALISTSpat kane25 February 2019blockchain, regenerationComment
How to reclaim your mental sovereignty from the incessant demands of your smartphone (and get back to long-term thinking) TECHNOLOGY, PRACTICE, BEHAVIOUR, A BETTER MEDIApat kane21 February 2019phone, mobileComment
The Presidential Candidate for Basic Income. Meet Andrew Yang (interviewed by Joe Rogan) PARTY POLITICS, POLITICAL CULTURE, CREATIVE INDUSTRIES, NEW ECONOMICS, TECHNOLOGYpat kane18 February 2019basic income, andrew yangComment
Shoshana Zuboff’s The Age of Surveillance Capitalism is a ground-breaking book - calling for the Net to return to the people A BETTER MEDIA, FUTURES, NEW ECONOMICS, TECHNOLOGYpat kane15 February 2019internet, surveillanceComment
Voting is just “entry-level democracy”, says Audrey Tang. After that, open data and deliberation DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, PARTY POLITICS, TECHNOLOGY, VIDEO/FILMpat kane6 February 2019democracy, Taiwan, digital democracy, deliberation, dataComment
"Stop shouting 'future' - start doing it". Anab Jain of Superflux in praise of "alternative trajectories" FUTURES, TECHNOLOGYpat kane24 January 2019SuperfluxComment
Now free to watch: The People's Spring -how civic tech movements affect modern politics DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, A BETTER MEDIA, GLOBALISTS, TECHNOLOGYpat kane21 January 2019social tech, civic tech, civil societyComment
Fred Turner: "A democracy must do more than allow its citizens to speak. It must help them live." DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, FUTURES, TECHNOLOGYpat kane19 December 2018digital democracy