The Cambridge Analytica scandal prepares analysts, marketers and journalists for the next big step: to not be in awe of big data,…
What activists and marketers have in common: advocacy
Last weekend, I got to speak on anthropology and advocacy at the Rebellious Media Conference held at the Institute of…
What will 2021 bring? Robotics expert predicts a social future.
Prospect magazine asks: what will Britain look like in ten year’s time? Dr Kathleen Richardson, tutor, UCL Department of Anthropology,…
Can R&D be fun?
I went to an Open Data consultation workshop at Whitehall on Monday. It was great – I was impressed by…
Why charity websites don’t get people to be charitable
An interesting blog I stumbled upon, thanks to the leads provided by John Dodds of Make Marketing History. “Social networking…
The kind of joke that I’d like to do
Mr Doob’s Google experiment. I did propose to visualise some scientific data like this. The scientist got it and went:…
The wolves at the door? Well, I could do with a fur coat.
Well, well. The HBOS or Halifax Insurance Policy team wrote to me, demanding me to declare any “remunerations” I have…
