Roddy's thoughts and pictures at the close of the day
Here's another piece of futures thinking (from the Oxford Programme for the Future of Cities) which I came across whilst doing some lecture preparation. The three scenarios are: Gulliver's World Massive socio-technical revolution Triumph of the Triads Presently South African cities seem to be caught somewhere between the first and last scenarios. Perhaps it is... Continue Reading →
I have been using TED talks in my teaching for many years now. Five years ago I showed my first year class one of Hans Rosling's TED talks 'Stats that reshape your world view' and sitting in that class was Tyron Louw. Earlier this year the same Tyron Louw - now a postgraduate student - walked... Continue Reading →
Yesterday was the big day when Rhodes hosted its first TEDx event. It was a privilege to be there presenting with such an exciting group. What a great audience of 'TEDxsters' too. Congratulations to Tyron Louw and all of the team at TEDxRhodesU. Here's my talk ...
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