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Zombies and killer robots: has our imagination failed to prepare us for a pandemic?

We have spent decades preparing for the end of the world. Well, more accurately, we have spent decades consuming media that tells us what the end of the world will look like. Aliens, zombies, killer robots, giant meteorites, a dying sun, catastrophic ice ages, an exploding moon, mutating neutrinos. We Read more…

By Andres Guadamuz, 11 months11 months ago
Popular Culture

The memefication of knowledge

Something is happening with the way in which we acquire and share knowledge, something that might explain the current issues that we are having with the spread of disinformation. The steady erosion of authority and expertise is a well-documented phenomenon, but what is interesting is what is replacing it. While Read more…

By Andres Guadamuz, 1 year1 year ago
Popular Culture

Book Review: The Circle by David Eggers

[SPOILERS] After languishing for more than a year in my “to read” pile, I finally got around to reading The Circle by David Eggers. This is an important, yet flawed book, and while I loved many of the concepts and loathed the dystopian present that it describes, I believe that Read more…

By Andres Guadamuz, 4 years ago
Popular Culture

Can you copyright the Klingon language?

There has been a disturbance in the Force, have you felt it? Wait, wrong franchise. To Boldly Go Where No Copyright Suit Has Gone Before! Yes, Qapla’ ! Occasionally there are cases that seem to be tailor-made for legal geeks: Naruto v Slater; Lucasfilm v Ainsworth; DC Comics v Towle. Read more…

By Andres Guadamuz, 5 years5 years ago
Copyright

Did Taylor Swift save the music industry?

Besides being one of the world’s most popular pop stars, Taylor Swift is usually recognised for her masterful use of social media. Her Instagram and Tumblr accounts are wildly popular, but are also textbook examples of how to use the Internet to communicate a carefully curated image. The savvy online Read more…

By Andres Guadamuz, 6 years6 years ago
Popular Culture

Could you patent a human clone?

My new favourite show is Orphan Black, a Canadian BBC production set in a world where human cloning was achieved 30 years ago. I’ve just finished watching the first season on Netflix, and I’m thoroughly hooked. Tatiana Maslany is the greatest actress of her generation. Just trust me and watch Read more…

By Andres Guadamuz, 6 years6 years ago
Media

The U2 iTunes release is an industry-changing moment

You are just waking up from a 28-day coma, the world is a desolate wasteland, the zombie apocalypse has come unleashed by the release of the new U2 album Songs of Innocence. At least this is the idea that you would get if you were reading Twitter, where people have Read more…

By Andres Guadamuz, 7 years7 years ago
Popular Culture

Fan fiction goes legit

Many years ago I started reading The Wheel of Time fantasy series (yes… I know…) I started with Book 5, which I think is still the best of the franchise, just before it descended into a nightmarish description of clothes, and endless comments on the act of braid pulling. My Read more…

By Andres Guadamuz, 8 years ago
Popular Culture

The sweetest hat ever! Some thoughts on the legality of the Firefly Hat dispute

In 2002, Joss Whedon created a science fiction series called Firefly. You will be forgiven for never having heard anything about it, the show was cancelled during its first season by Fox, leaving us with only 14 episodes. But the series became an instant cult classic, it was a charming Read more…

By Andres Guadamuz, 8 years8 years ago
Business models

Is crowdfunding the future of music?

Those interested in alternative business models for the music industry may have heard about singer Amanda Palmer‘s astounding success in crowdfunding her next album through Kickstarter, where she managed to collect $1.2 million USD in donations from her fans. Whichever way you look at it, this is an incredible achievement Read more…

By Andres Guadamuz, 9 years ago

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