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Everything in moderation: reflections on a busy events season
When a big chunk of your job involves organising, chairing and attending events, September and October are always busy. This year, the intersection of the two months was especially intense.
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Interview with the Robot
I had the surreal pleasure of interviewing Ameca, one of the world's most advanced humanoid robots, at The National Robotarium on the Heriot-Watt University campus.
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Crystal tips and collaborators
I've just realised It's 15 years today since I left The Scotsman - my crystal anniversary.
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Experts are back
I've always been a big fan of using experts to support me in my work - and that's been an enormous help recently.
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Bald patches, green rooms and parliamentary privvies
I didn't know this picture was being taken. If I had, I'd probably have tilted my head slightly to try to hide the bald patch.
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Embrace The Hedgehog
I’ve got a faded, scribbled drawing pinned to the wall of my home office, called Hedgehog.
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Another date with data (and AI)
I loved chairing the DataFutures, AIFutures conference - and listening to fascinating insights on Artificial Intelligence and data
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We Begin As Data 
Is the UK in danger of becoming a surveillance state because of the way it is using facial recognition technology?
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Smith & Hume’s 18th century bromance?
Did Adam Smith & David Hume enjoy an 18th century bromance at the height of the Scottish Enlightenment? Andy Corelli thinks so.
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Ploughing your own furrow
When you emerge from a media environment (especially news), you have far more skills than you realise in a way that will make you employable.
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