Taking a longer term medical view

Taking a longer term medical view

Last week I caught part of an extended interview with Dr Marcus Davey on improving health outcomes for premature infants between 24-28 weeks.  The interview was with Kim Hill on Radio NZ.   “Dr Marcus Davey, a developmental physiologist and senior...
Bring back the social contract

Bring back the social contract

Just because we can do something is not a great argument for doing that particular thing. I’m thinking that the current monopoly of the online universe by Google and Facebook in particular is being distorted well beyond what we altruists ever imagined. In a...
Social Meh dia

Social Meh dia

I was tagged into a discussion of social media recently and I realised that while there are many self proclaimed experts a lot of population is swimming in social without much insight. For a couple of years I hosted a course on digital marketing at a local educational...
What happens when society prizes shareholder value too much

What happens when society prizes shareholder value too much

This is what happens when our technology begins to blow back on us. In a story of be careful what you / we wish for it seems clear that the largest technology companies in the world are gutting us of our essential humanity. And we don’t seem to know what to do...
Is Apple a Leader or a 21st Century Pirate?

Is Apple a Leader or a 21st Century Pirate?

Disclosure: I like Apple products. I don’t like that Apple the corporate entity engages in BEPS* on a grand scale and is currently hiding something like $US 128b of earnings that have not been taxed equitably. As some wag put it there is more innovation in...
New Zealand Election 2017

New Zealand Election 2017

So it is the morning after Election night in New Zealand. I was hoping for a different result but it seems after 21 years of MMP as a nation we still like first past the post. Update: On 20th of Oct – Peters announced a coalition with Labour and Greens are in...