John VaryinRoom Y2020: The next decadeThe most common question I get asked is from people wanting to know what a Futurologist does. I have never really given a detailed…Jan 7, 2020Jan 7, 2020
John VaryinRoom YEarth’s next mass extinction“In the last half-billion years, life on Earth has been nearly wiped out five times — by such things as climate change, an intense ice age…Apr 26, 2019Apr 26, 2019
John VaryinRoom YWork in progressEvery Monday in school the headteacher would read out, during the weekly assembly, a list of students to recognise stand out performance…Mar 8, 2019Mar 8, 2019
John VaryinRoom YA letter to my 16 year old selfI was recently asked the question- what advice I would give to my 16 year old self? I loved this question.Oct 19, 2018Oct 19, 2018
John VaryinRoom YBeing a JLAB judgeCharacter cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition…Jul 18, 2018Jul 18, 2018
John VaryinRoom YMe myself and my mental healthIt was early 2012 and I was laying on the floor in one of my mother’s spare bedrooms. The room was being decorated at the time and there…Jun 6, 2018Jun 6, 2018
John VaryinRoom YNever Standing Still“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” Alan KayMay 9, 2018May 9, 2018
John VaryinRoom YMy son will never drive his own car?My son’s 17th birthday, on earth, will be in the year 2029 and I believe that the only way he will be able to travel on any of the world’s…Mar 8, 20181Mar 8, 20181
John VaryinRoom YA world beyond our own“So given we’re clearly on a trajectory to have games that are indistinguishable from reality and those games could be played on a set top…Feb 4, 2018Feb 4, 2018