The term Luddism is thrown around as a form of abuse against vested interests resistant to economic/technological change. But the real lesson of its history is that the law and courts should hold powerful companies to account – and protest can help regulate disruptive technologies in a new social compact.
Archives for November 2015
Five amazing (unheard of?) women scientists
Women scientists, like women composers and those in other walks of life, tend to be ignored, forgotten, passed over…But many have reached the pinnacle of their careers and of scientific understanding. A young science PhD student pays tribute.
The triumph of EVEL: an historic watershed
The Commons vote to approve EVEL is likely to be followed by other constitutional innovations in the UK and its constituent nations given the powerful territorial passions and conflicts at work. A federal structure may not result.