Leviathan, these days

What a film, or is it a film? It is a collision of genres: there is beauty, industrial labour, death, Continue reading →

“Democracy has bad taste”

Beware of British humour: in the era, in which creativity has become an important business skill, artist Grayson Perry explores Continue reading →

What role plays technology in history?

Isn’t it interesting that technology seems to have quite a hard time to find its place within the course of Continue reading →

Is reading now labour?

It has been a much-discussed topic that work has become part of our lives. A lot of us look at Continue reading →

Snowden files: stolen items or sources?

There is a lot of discussion about the destroyed computers in the Guardian’s basement and the encrypted documents carried by Continue reading →

Why ‘open’ isn’t progressive anymore

‘Open’ is a concept we usually consider positive. But is this still accurate? That something is ‘open’ evokes the notion Continue reading →

Learning from Game Of Thrones

As public cuts darken the UK and threaten Europe, the following dialogue reminded me what is supposed to be ‘civil’ Continue reading →

The Future of Books

The Open Science blog ask me recently to think about books and open access. This gave me the chance to Continue reading →