Bronwyn Ruth WilliamsThe future library“A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” — Greek proverb2 min read·Jun 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…6 min read·Dec 12, 2018--2--2
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…2 min read·Nov 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 researcher3 min read·Oct 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…6 min read·Sep 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.5 min read·Sep 25, 2018----
Bronwyn Ruth WilliamsWith robot rights, come robot responsibilitiesPerson or Property? — That is the Question…3 min read·Aug 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…3 min read·Jul 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…2 min read·Jun 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…4 min read·Jun 19, 2018----