Some years ago, I achieved the distinction of (probably) being the only evangelist to start a conference talk with: “last weekend, I farted”. Taking a slightly dramatic pause for breath after that statement, giving the audience time to ponder what was coming next, I revealed that not only had a…

I was asked the other day about how to prepare for talking in public, and more specifically a TEDx talk. So here are some random thoughts on how to go about it, or depending on how you take the advice, how not to… As someone lucky enough to have been…

The founder of all that we survey on the web, Tim Berners-Lee, said on this site a few years ago that, “Data is the New Links.” He argued that with the ever-expanding world of data-driven products, and the explosion of graphs and social media, the benefits would only be realized…

Two things got me thinking in recent times. Firstly someone asked me about my Apple Watch and what I actually do with it. To be honest at the start, like many Watch users, it annoyed me into exercising. A month later this had worn off, the weight was back on…

A digital veteran’s view on modern technology and how it should change the world, not fill the Smithsonian with cat photos. Transcript of a TEDx talk given at TEDx University of St Andrews, April 26, 2015. The topic is intended to be light-hearted but with an underlying serious message —…