Upending the invisible culture gauntlet

One of the ironies of culture is that it is often invisible to those swimming along in it (in a manner of speaking.) By that I mean when we want to see change in a culture the first step is often quite confronting to those who see their “norms” and in many...

Uses, not innovations, drive technology

The other day my daughter (just turned 6) said that she wanted to be a scientist because she liked mixing things up and watching the colours change. That comment reminded me of the time she turned almost half the kitchen blue playing with blue food colouring. Cool! I...