As we get more and more accustomed to the growing numbers of databases and systems that hold information about us, information about our families, our jobs, our illnesses and our misdemeanour’s. As we input more and more of our personal data into business records, government databases and social networking sites, should we be asking the [...]
Not so long ago, in conversation, I said that I wouldn’t particularly want to work on space projects and my reasoning behind it was well founded.
“The reason” I said was “because I like to work on projects that I can see an end to. Projects that finish and are relevant to our lives now. Space is just too big!!”
As we slowly begin to accept the fact that robots are going to play a bigger part in our lives and will eventually be integrated into almost every aspect of our daily routines, we start to wonder about what we would like them to do for us.
As the world becomes increasingly worried about the state of pollution and the effects that it is having on our planet, you can not help but to become intrigued in how technological developments may influence the direction of things over the next few years. It is no secret that flying in modern planes puts a [...]
So today I saw this news report from the bbc about a school over the other side of the pond in San Diego and it got me wandering about whether schooling should or could become a projects based environment. I know that this idea of schooling would not be suitable for all and I know [...]
When I was young we, as a family, were ‘forced’ to watch sci-fi programmes because my dad was a ‘bit’ of a fan. It seemed like every evening after 6pm (except for 7.30 to 8 which was Eastenders or Coronation street for my mum) the television would be dominated by strange beings from others planets [...]
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