For Sceptical Scot John McLaren weighs options, opportunities, obstacles and highlights an oddity in the Muscatelli ReportAnton Muscatelli’s report for the Scottish Labour Party on Regional Economic Development in Scotland is, as you would expect from such an experienced economist, a very thorough analysis of what needs to be done to improve the economic performance across … [Read more...] about #MuscatelliReport: is Scotland ready for radical action on regional economic development?
Well tempered steel beneath David Gow’s jovial irreverence
It was typical of David's open-mindedness and intelligence that he was himself somewhat conflicted about which way to vote. 'No', he told me, though he confessed to spending some time agonising in the polling boothJustin Reynolds, a writer now living in Norwich worked with David Gow and Fay Young to set up the Sceptical Scot website in 2015 … [Read more...] about Well tempered steel beneath David Gow’s jovial irreverence
Honest, rigorous and kind: David Gow as mentor
It isn’t an exaggeration to say I owe my career to David.David McAllister, production and associate editor at Prospect magazine, pays tribute to the honesty and generosity of David Gow: kind, forthright, never patronising Almost exactly a decade ago, I sent a pitch to the anonymous enquiries email for Sceptical Scot. I was a recent graduate, had just finished my gap year of … [Read more...] about Honest, rigorous and kind: David Gow as mentor
David Gow’s legacy of friendship
AI, Creativity and Humanity (3): Responsibility
In the third and final part of his series, Dougal Perman argues the case for combining creativity and culture with being fluent in AI - and staying human. When it comes to creativity, AI may be a great enabler but it can’t read your mind (yet) and definitely won’t do everything for you. And nor should it. Like everything, you get out what you put in. Some people disregard AI … [Read more...] about AI, Creativity and Humanity (3): Responsibility