On Religion
When I was 16, I was a member of my school’s debating society. As with all school debating societies, it wasn’t long before we landed on the topic of ‘Science vs. Religion’. It shouldn’t be a surprise...
View ArticleWhere’s Adrian? (The Sequel)
Next week, I’m speaking at a couple of conferences on Perplex City in London. Can you guess I didn’t get much notice? Anyway, if you happen to be going to either, please say hi! Tuesday November 28th:...
View ArticleArup’s Key Speech
Lately, I’ve been thinking about the values that companies hold, and how they influence what they do. Many companies have mission statements or tenets or core values; some of them adhere to those...
View ArticleOn the other side of silence
A little while ago I manage to acquire the last four years worth of In Our Time, a Radio 4 panel discussion that covers every subject under the sun in a very engaging and thoughtful manner. I’ve been...
View ArticleGreat Success = Some Talent + A Lot of Luck
Spotted this wonderful, and very accurate, ‘equation’ by Daniel Kahneman: The Secret of Regression to Mediocrity Success = Some Talent + Luck Great Success = Some Talent + A Lot of Luck The term...
View ArticleFuture Selves, Other Selves
There’s a fascinating series of articles at the New York Times Magazine this week about charitable giving. While many of the articles tend to cover the same ground (e.g. the move towards measuring the...
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Can a Game Save the World?
On December 9th 2007, a curious event took place at the University of South Carolina football stadium. As 29,000 people filed inside, each was given a piece of paper bearing four names and phone...
View ArticleOn Justice (2010 Reviews, Part 1)
Since moving into a new flat two months ago, I resolved to demolish my pile of unread books that had been eyeing me reproachfully for far too long. Counting some extra books I tackled after the pile of...
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The Pursuit of Perfection
Not only have the terms of success changed but also the very terms of life. For a person who can live within his illusions, the career has to be perfect, the wife has to be perfect, the children have...
View ArticleOn Fun, Learning, and Craft
Last week’s show of Thinking Allowed had a solid-gold conversation between Prof. David Gauntlett, author of Making is Connecting, and Prof. Richard Sennett, a sociologist at NYU and LSE, on Craft and...
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