If you’ve ever felt frazzled by the pace of modern life, it may well be the fault of technology. What was supposed to set us free – work anywhere, any time from any device – seems to have slowly pulled […]

I’ve just finished reading an intriguing book – The Medici Effect, by Frans Johannson. The idea is simple: when two unrelated fields cross over, you enter what Johannson calls ‘the intersection’. And great ideas result – sometimes. The name comes […]

“You ain’t ‘alf got a lot of books,” said the removal man to me as he lugged another box up the stairs. “What do you do with ’em?” He’s right – I have got a lot of books.  And mostly, […]