In Frank Herbert’s, Dune the desert planet of Arrakis is home to colossal sandworms. These creatures grow to be hundreds of metres long and the largest is around 80 metres in diameter. The blind worms hunt by detecting rhythmic sounds on the sand. The only way to escape their notice as you travel over the…
Category: digital
Social media is designed to be addictive.
A number of people who’ve watched Social Dilemma on Netflix seem surprised at the revelation that social media is designed to keep them on the platform for as long as possible. This surprised me. So, either watch the movie, or keep reading. The only reason I’m writing this post is because most people don’t seem…
Is innovation dying?
We are living through the most innovative period known to human kind. Innovation in mobile phones have changed our lives, the Internet has become humanity’s repository of knowledge (and stupidity), we are making advances in artificial intelligence that help with everything from differentiating between muffins and dogs to diagnosing cancer. 3D printing will see us…