Chris MansfieldWhy Techno-Pessimism Resigns Our Future To The Private SectorThe biggest risk to a positive future is our unwillingness to think of it. Technopessimism is ceding our future to the hands of private…Jan 26, 2019Jan 26, 2019
Chris MansfieldWhy We’re Addicted to Documenting Our ‘Lives’I have yet to read a convincing argument for why so many of us are now so addicted to documenting every minute of our lives. Disclaimer…Jun 16, 2018Jun 16, 2018
Chris MansfieldThe Bookstore of NowIn reading Kevin Kelly (original Wired Editor)’s „The Inevitable“ I find myself today thinking about the nature of the bookstore and how it…Apr 14, 2017Apr 14, 2017
Chris MansfieldRice Is Better Than Bread — Here’s WhyHere’s some context for this old post of mine — here in Germany one can at times feel somewhat reluctant to share a controversial opinion…Oct 26, 2016Oct 26, 2016
Chris MansfieldHi, Mcfly! Back to the Future againSome thoughts here as my friends watch the films I already binged on several weeks ago. Today marks the day Marty Mcfly arrives 30 years…Oct 8, 2016Oct 8, 2016
Chris MansfieldWhen the machines make us feel - AI takes its first stabs at music compositionWe’ve now turned AI’s hand to music creation. These two songs were entirely created by AI:Oct 8, 2016Oct 8, 2016