Technology
Geek god
Believers in omnipotent machine intelligence are reshaping the world to fit their fantasies
Adam Smith vs the measurebators
Gandhi would test his resolve by sleeping between two naked virgins, an avenue not really open to me, as my…
How user-friendly is your house?
Old Glaswegian joke: ‘Put your hat and coat on, lassie, I’m off to the pub.’ ‘That’s nice — are you…
The luckiest kids in history
The statistics speak for themselves. Today’s gilded generation is the most blessed that ever lived
The wisdom of clouds
Children can teach each other, believes Sugata Mitra — if you give them the internet, a big screen and a helpful granny on Skype
A land of extremes
A few years ago I would have quite liked to live in America. I’m not sure now. For one thing,…
You can buy happiness
If you are reading this article online, perhaps you could go to the comments section and let us know what…
Long life
With regard to modern technology, I find that people of around my age — by which I mean people in…
Sochi’s spotlight reveals the rottenness at the heart of the Russian body politic
Imagine if the BBC’s excitable commentators had been asked to cover the building of Sochi’s facilities, rather than the Winter…
A mystery in the middle lane
I am convinced that when I took my driving test in 1983 I was asked by the examiner, ‘What lane…
Snowden is no leftie
So why are British conservatives determined to ignore his revelations?
Mobile phones with a touch of tweed
I wouldn’t worry much about the future of the British economy. Because I have a simple plan to make the…
Luddites in the kitchen
I enjoy reading reviews of kitchen gadgetry. Clever new kitchen products are often under-appreciated. Many rituals around food preparation are…
What Vodafone should do with its huge windfall: invest it in the next Vodafone
Vodafone, which has just collected an £84 billion windfall from the sale of its 45 per cent stake in Verizon…
Learn to switch off
Why not give your smartphone a holiday?
