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What you didn't know you didn't know

Sep 13, 2024

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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Mothers with an attitude can change the world

Sep 09, 2024

When British billionaire entrepreneur, Richard Branson, went to space – his epic voyage was watched by 500 people on the ground and countless numbers watching on Livestream. 

It did not go unnoticed that one of the people on the ground supporting Branson and his long-awaited adventure was fellow billionaire entrepreneur and would-be astronaut, Elon Musk. 

Interesting enough as...

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The trouble with passion

Aug 10, 2024

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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The Haves and Have-Nots of our New World

May 10, 2024

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 our current highly volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world, a similar statement might be: 'It depends on what the haves have…’

After what we have been through these past...

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

Apr 09, 2024

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

Nov 16, 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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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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