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Gone Fishing
As assiduous readers will know, I’m currently writing a popular history of technology with the intention of crushing the pervasive-yet-seldom-discussed idea of technological determinism like a Mark V tank rolling over an army of pingpong ba...
Queen Victoria's Day
In (most) of Canada, today is Victoria Day.
Named in honour of Queen Victoria, the holiday was originally fixed to May 24th, Victoria’s birthday. The date was much later set on the Monday closest to the 24th, to ensure Canadians would have...
Canada's Moment
Fatih Birol is the long-serving and globally respected head of the International Energy Agency. In today’s Globe and Mail, there’s an excellent article about Birol’s views on the current energy crisis and what it means for Canada.
From the...
The Queen's Warning
Today in Washington DC, King Charles III begins an official visit as the United Kingdom’s head of state. It will include an address to Congress.
At any other time since the Second World War, this visit would have been welcomed by most or a...
The Pace of Technological Change
I recently visited Portsmouth, England, with Son #2. Lovers of rum and Patrick O’Brian novels will know Portsmouth is the home of the Royal Navy, but it is also home to excellent museums and an array of gobsmacking historical exhibits.
A...
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New York Times bestselling author of Risk (The Science of Fear in the US) and Future Babble. Co-author of How Big Things Get Done (with Bent Flyvbjerg) and Superforecasting (with Philip Tetlock.)
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