The readings about networks and graphs. Facebook has what it calls a social graph, which is the data it maps about all our connections. I can’t do the mathematics behind it, but it is potentiall...Read More
Danielle picks up the material parts of the internet and digital technology that I raised but thinks some of it must be virtual. We use ‘virtual’ to mean that we digitise stuff and once th...Read More
Story is also sometimes used as the term to describe what happened, and plot is the reason for why this happened. In narratology, the study of narrative as specific sorts of structures and systems, ...Read More
Spreadsheet software let business people speculate , they could run 'what if' scenarios easily by writing a spreadsheet with all the variables to their profit and loss - what happens if we sell this ...Read More
Alois has an outstanding thinking out idea post about speculative writing and design fiction. First wends its way through a critique, which I think raises legitimate questions that most who use thi...Read More
It was not shown on BBC television until 1985, as it was thought too horrifying for broadcast, even though all it does is play out the possible consequences of a nuclear strike upon Britain. ... ...Read More
This actually comes out of some material I've been reading about innovation, flat work places, and how to design for amplifying ideas. ... You paid what you thought they were worth, and if you made t...Read More