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Technologists cannot be left to their own devices when our humanity is at stake

Dec 27, 2023

As a futurist, I am very enthusiastic about developments in technology and what they can do to advance humanity. So, I read with great interest, Luke Dormehl's article, entitled: 'The Future of AR is Earbuds, Not Eyeglasses | Digital Trends

However, I have some concerns about the implications of the technology, such as:

Mind-reading earbuds - come again?

An 'earable' (a 'wearable', close to the...

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Warrior for a better world

Sep 06, 2023

Not so long ago, we howled with laughter at the beauty pageant finalist who declared that her dream was 'to change the world'. Hopefully, we are not laughing now.

The pandemic stopped us in our tracks, curtailed our lives of frantic activity and forced us into social exclusion, isolation, quarantine, and even facial coverings that dimmed our identity and individuality. We had time to think and...

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We can't just hang around and hope that the metaverse will be good for us

Aug 24, 2023

Aside from our concerns about the future of our physical Earth environment, there is another environment that warrants our attention. And that is the digital sphere. No coincidence then that these two areas are front and center of media focus right now.

In the Business Section of the New York Times a while back, an article entitled: 'Facebook fashions an escape hatch.' caught my attention. The...

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What you didn't know you didn't know

Aug 18, 2023

When I was sixteen, I was on the debate team at school in Ireland and we competed at national level.

Our team was composed of two boys and me and our debate strategy was that I would begin our session with a powerful and provocative statement and a follow-through argument that would grab the audience’s attention and keep them focused. My team-mates would continue to build our case...

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The trouble with passion

Aug 10, 2023

Full disclosure: I have a problem with passion.

Don’t get me wrong. I totally admire inventors, entrepreneurs, creative artists and homemakers etc. who are all-consumed by the focus of their attention.

They are driven to shed the last drop of blood to bring something amazing into the world, to nurture it and help it develop. And we are so lucky to have them. They make the world more...

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Workers demand to be seen more as 'humans'​ than human 'resources'​.

Jul 22, 2023

In the Op-Ed section of the New York Times a while back, Farhad Manjoo writes a compelling piece about the concept of antiwork - a trend that is rapidly gaining traction across the world. This is partly because the pandemic upended our daily lives and has highlighted the need for significant social change.  

Working from home has given us the opportunity to reflect on how we had been...

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Perfect is boring

Jul 07, 2023

Legendary film beauty (and underestimated intellectual) Marilyn Monroe, is quoted as saying: ‘Imperfection is beauty. Madness is genius. And it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.’    

As we muddle through the bewildering daily landscape of COVID-19, what we aspire to be and do is called into serious question.

As recently as January...

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The Haves and Have-Nots of our New World

Jun 08, 2023

In the context of his impeachment back in 1998, former U.S. President Bill Clinton, is quoted as having rationalized his behavior by saying: ‘It depends on what is, is.’    

In a post COVID-19 world, a similar statement might be 'It depends on what the haves have…’

After what we have been through these past years, our friends and family are much more...

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Become the CEO of your own life

Apr 05, 2023

These days, the big question is not about what keeps a CEO up at night.

It’s more about what keeps all of us up at night and it’s the same thing that keeps many of us down all day.

 It’s about: uncertainty and insecurity.

 Like it or not, we are headed for massive transformation in the way we live and work in the coming decades, due to amazing developments in info...

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Friend Yourself First!

Mar 15, 2023

Let me tell you a big, fat lie…

It’s not my lie, but it is out there. Many people have heard it, believe it, and re-tell it. So, over time, it becomes a ‘fact’.

But, essentially, it’s still a lie.

What is it?

Well, it’s that self-awareness is selfish and that anyone who indulges in it is self-centered and self-obsessed and they should be ashamed of...

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