Professor/writer/dad/grandad/photographer/'Observer' columnist/optimist
Cambridge, UK
Joined May 2007
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The world's universities are under intense pressure. Nature examines the threats they face and asks how the sector can and must adapt to survive. nature.com/immersive/d41586-…
Why oh why does Google make it so difficult to delete a Business Profile? I have a friend who's trying to do it and she's at her wits' end #Google
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A scene straight from the Office.
Truss: “Your Majesty… Lovely to see you again.”
King: “Back again. Dear oh dear. Anyway…”
Political awkwardness and unintentional comedy at its finest.
Fintan O'Toole in the Irish Times: "Truss will make Johnson seem a political genius, May a mistress of empathy, David Cameron a beacon of sincerity." She's "the embodied death wish of a faction that has lost the will to live as a real party of government." Just about sums it up
If you're in Cambridge on Friday next (20th) and are interested, Frances Haugen, the Facebook whistleblower, will be in conversation with Gina Neff and me at 17:00 in the Babbage Theatre. Booking: mctd.ac.uk/events/frances-ha…
Can liberal democracies regulate the power of tech giants? Join me, David Runciman, Gina Neff and Jennifer Cobbe for a discussion at a Cambridge Festival event in Wolfson College at 18:00 on April 6. Sign up at wolfson.cam.ac.uk/about/even…
ALT Robber baron owning Congress
On Memex 1.1 today: Ford F-150 goes electric | Spotify’s lame attempt to use the Facebook playbook over the Joe Rogan-Neil Young affair | Airstream’s new electric camper | tinyurl.com/ybwj8k8k
Eric Schmidt: "Social media companies 'maximize outrage' for revenue". Who knew? - protocol.com/bulletins/eric-…
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The humanities & social sciences are not optional for STEM; they are integral. The longer institutions of higher education say that, but do the exact opposite in terms of funding & status for non-STEM fields, the more we’re going to screw up and the more we’re all going to suffer
The future of work is about far more than robotics and AI. It's about the significance of work in our lives, and its importance for democracy. Which is why our Centre has a powerful work-stream about Work.
What about equality?
This question is central to our research, as we examine the #FutureOfWork.
The relationship between digital technology and society should benefit everyone, and be accessible to all.
Learn about our Work initiative ⬇️
mctd.ac.uk/does-digital-tech…
@CRASSHlive
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'My work is concerned with the long-term impact of the #Tech marketplace reshaping the parameters of #Care and #Access without input from impacted stakeholders.'
Meet our Research Associate, Louise Hickman @_louhicky
@CRASSHlive #FutureofWork
mctd.ac.uk/meet-the-team-lou…
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The new @Cambridge_Uni Centre for Carbon Credits (4C) is launched today. It will bring computer & #conservation scientists together to build a trusted marketplace for carbon credits & support global reforestation efforts.
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@avsm
How l wish I could be there
We braved the elements on a wet West Kerry night to create this piece launching the 20th edition of @OtherVoicesLive Dingle. 20 years of music and warmth from this little corner of Ireland. An amazing achievement by an incredible and dedicated group of people.
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We are radically rethinking the power relationships between digital technologies, society and our planet.
Find out more about what we do ⬇️
mctd.ac.uk/
@CRASSHlive @Cambridge_Uni #digital #society #technology #climatecrisis #trust #work #gigeconomy
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Does digital technology do what’s best for society and what’s best for the planet🌎?
We are exposing the environmental impacts and social inequalities posed by digital technologies and screen cultural practices.
Find out more ⬇️ #COP26 #ClimateCrisis
mctd.ac.uk/addressing-the-en…
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Holiday outing @SmithofDerby. New clock here in gestation. It’d win gallery space as is…
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We are thrilled to announce that Professor Gina Neff @ginasue has been appointed to lead the Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy @CRASSHlive @Cambridge_Uni
mctd.ac.uk/professor-gina-ne…
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To help contextualize the newly released #IPCC Report, here's 800,000 years of Earth's CO2 history in 30 seconds.