Bronwyn Ruth WilliamsThe future library“A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” — Greek proverbJun 26, 2019Jun 26, 2019
Bronwyn Ruth WilliamsNew Gods for a New Age — Losing Our Religion and Finding it Again in (Unlikely) Places“Belief sloshes around in the firmament like lumps of clay spiralling into a potter’s wheel. That’s how gods get created, for example…Dec 12, 20182Dec 12, 20182
Bronwyn Ruth WilliamsImaginary Vanity — The Strange Illusions of a Sustainable Future of FashionIn Hans Christian Anderson’s famous tail, The Emperor’s New Clothes, a vain ruler is tricked by a pair or shrewd into walking around naked…Nov 2, 2018Nov 2, 2018
Bronwyn Ruth WilliamsProcreative Freedom vs Genetic Inequality“You can’t really put a lid on it, even if you wanted to” ~ Dr Jennifer Doudna, CRISPR researcherOct 9, 2018Oct 9, 2018
Bronwyn Ruth WilliamsRaising Generation AlphaGeneration Alpha: The generational cohort born from 2011 to 2015. Generation Alpha are the children of the Millennial generation. Weened…Sep 29, 2018Sep 29, 2018
Bronwyn Ruth WilliamsDystopia Now? — The Future of Digital Dictatorships and Totalitarian TechnocraciesThere is no doubt in my mind that we will all shortly by ruled by machines.Sep 25, 2018Sep 25, 2018
Bronwyn Ruth WilliamsWith robot rights, come robot responsibilitiesPerson or Property? — That is the Question…Aug 15, 2018Aug 15, 2018
Bronwyn Ruth WilliamsOur disappearing, digitised civilisation“I still have 100s of computer programs I wrote for ZX Spectrum from 1983–85 that are on magnetic cassette tapes melting again in my attic…Jul 18, 2018Jul 18, 2018
Bronwyn Ruth WilliamsThe future of our shared mythsIn many ways, common myths are the glue that hold human society together. This does not make these myths “true”. It just makes them true…Jun 20, 2018Jun 20, 2018
Bronwyn Ruth WilliamsSocial Currency: Why the Financial Industry Should be Afraid of FacebookThe biggest threat to the financial industry right now is not robo-advisors, Bitcoin, or some shiny new tech start up. Instead, bankers and…Jun 19, 2018Jun 19, 2018
