Tag Archives: ideas

Dave Bull – The Universe

Posted on 23 October, 2011 by Dan

Are you hard or soft? Someone asks you that during a phone conversation you’d usually hang up. Or be willing to put up with a pretty steep phone bill. Find out what Dave Bull‘s answer is in this pacey talk … Continue reading →

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Julian Baggini – Are you an illusion?

Posted on 24 June, 2011 by Dan

In a great talk to round off our evening, Julian Baggini left us with quite a thought to take home with us: is what we think of as “I” a singular indivisible entity, or are we a unique assemblage of … Continue reading →

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Martin Couzins – Cycle lanes. Designed not to be used.

Posted on 16 June, 2011 by Dan

The “nudge” was the political notion of last summer – getting people to do what you want by gentle prompting them to do it themselves, rather than forcing them. On that line, committed cyclist Martin Couzins points out, despite best … Continue reading →

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Richard Churchill – How to have fun in the rain

Posted on 6 March, 2011 by Dan

Rained off. Rain stops play. Wrong kind of rain. As adults we treat rain as a problem, as an impediment to business as usual. But Richard Churchill argues that if we think about rain as less about meteorology and more … Continue reading →

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David Sloly – Where do ideas come from?

Posted on 1 March, 2011 by Dan

Having trouble coming up with ideas? It could be that there just aren’t enough problems in your life. Or it could be that you aren’t looking at what’s around you in quite the right fashion. Ideas man David Sloly dusts … Continue reading →

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Daniel Lewis – Web Alchemy

Posted on 26 February, 2011 by Dan

Does your search for the web solution that triggers the correct “Yes, that’s what I wanted!” response in your client seem as fruitless as the medieval alchemists’ search for the Philosopher’s Stone? Daniel Lewis explores an approach to the former … Continue reading →

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