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Enrique Dans
On the effects of technology on people, companies and society
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We have the vaccines: why aren’t we moving full speed ahead in administering them?
We have the vaccines: why aren’t we moving full speed ahead in admi...
The vaccination campaigns are exposing a huge government incompetence in many countries. It is incredible that precisely when science has…
Enrique Dans
Jan 7
Could irregular downloads make a comeback?
Could irregular downloads make a comeback?
The simultaneous release of “Wonder Woman 1984" in movie theaters and on HBO Max on December 25, after many delays, managed to break U.S…
Enrique Dans
Jan 7
We need to start being more aware of the harm we do when we fill our tanks
We need to start being more aware of the harm we do when we fill ou...
The municipal authorities of Cambridge, the Massachusetts city that is home to such prestigious universities as Harvard or MIT, have…
Enrique Dans
Jan 6
Could 2021 be the year remote working becomes the new normal?
Could 2021 be the year remote working becomes the new normal?
As a dreadful 2020 winds to an end and we prepare to usher in 2021, I find myself thinking what a year like this, the biggest experiment…
Enrique Dans
Jan 5
Vertical farms make sense
Vertical farms make sense
Nate Storey, founder of a startup in the burgeoning agtech sector, which applies high-tech solutions to agriculture and farming, is…
Enrique Dans
Jan 4
What can you do to reduce your dependence on Facebook?
What can you do to reduce your dependence on Facebook?
Due partly to documentaries such as The Social Dilemma, along with mountains of negative media coverage of the Facebook brand, more and…
Enrique Dans
Jan 3
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The outlook for 2021 looks better than we dared to hope, thanks to technological innovation
The outlook for 2021 looks better than we dared to hope, thanks to technological innovation
As vaccination programs are rolled out around the world, we can expect a return to normality toward the middle or end of 2021, thanks to a…
Enrique Dans
Jan 3
Will keyboards ever innovate?
Will keyboards ever innovate?
Keyboards have long been our most common interface; many of us spend hours every day sitting in front of one, and there’s little…
Enrique Dans
Jan 2
Are we ready to make the change to lab-produced foods?
Are we ready to make the change to lab-produced foods?
Recent successes in creating meat in laboratories point to a not-too-distant future where any number of foodstuffs will be available…
Enrique Dans
Jan 2
The vaccination rollout will only work if it’s driven by technology
The vaccination rollout will only work if it’s driven by technology
It seemed little more than a dream back in the summer, but finally, the vaccines are here. And while we all wonder when our turn to be…
Enrique Dans
Dec 30, 2020
Netflix is already a global phenomenon; where does it go from here?
Netflix is already a global phenomenon; where does it go from here?
This is a good year to think about the impressive power of Netflix, the first truly global television channel, with some 167 million…
Enrique Dans
Dec 29, 2020
At last, a way to start cleaning up the Earth’s orbit
At last, a way to start cleaning up the Earth’s orbit
A growing number of news stories are emerging about cleaning up the vast amount of space debris hurtling around Earth’s orbit, from…
Enrique Dans
Dec 26, 2020
Isn’t about time you started teaching your digital home assistant some new tricks?
Isn’t about time you started teaching your digital home assistant some new tricks?
Using a smart home assistant such as Amazon Echo or Google Home can quickly become repetitive: one tends to ask for the same things again…
Enrique Dans
Dec 26, 2020
Is Amazon about to disrupt the fashion industry?
Is Amazon about to disrupt the fashion industry?
Amazon has just launched Made for You, which for just $25 allows you to order a completely custom-sized t-shirt via an app where you enter…
Enrique Dans
Dec 25, 2020
The incredible disappearing wallet
The incredible disappearing wallet
Over the last few years I have been documenting (and putting into practice) the decline of the wallet, greeting each successive stage of…
Enrique Dans
Dec 24, 2020
Why must we go back to the office?
Why must we go back to the office?
The early availability of vaccines suggests there is light at the end of the long pandemic tunnel, but we must keep up our guard and avoid…
Enrique Dans
Dec 23, 2020
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