Algonory
Jackanory ran on BBC television from 1965 until 1996, and was a cornerstone of childhood for anyone raised in the UK between those years. The format was simple: an actor would read a book in…
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SLAB magazine
We (The Private Sector) have produced a new magazine called SLAB. The first issue, titled ‘Brexit Wounds’, is available now. It contains submissions from some of the finest counter-cultural writers and artists of the age,…
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I’m old enough to remember Tony Blair coming to power in 1997. The country ebullient at the thought of a left-leaning leader after 18 years of Tory rule. I also remember his inevitable fall from…
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Bot Summit 2016
I had the pleasure of speaking at this years Bot Summit. The slides weren’t really visible in the original video recorded at the event, so I’ve taken the audio and added it to the presentation.…
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Algo Incantations
I recently had the pleasure at speaking at ‘Adventures on the edge of culture‘ with John Higgs, Melinda Gebbie, Alan Moore and others. I wanted to create a new algorithmic work which could be distributed…
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What is it like to be a Bot?
My keynote at #pydataLondon from earlier this year has made it online: What do we mean by intelligence? How do the limitations of language leave us floundering with regards to discussing our relationship with ‘algorithms’…
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Release The Wasps
Here’s a video of a talk I gave at the LetsGetReal conference last month. Filmed by the talented Driftwood Productions
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2014 review of the year
Trite as it may be, the end of the year offers an opportunity to review our deeds, and plot future (mis)adventures. Herewith, a review of my year of aesthetic experimentation, 2014. The year started with…