Wow - all these years I'd only known the Latin version, "Ars longa, vita brevis" ("art is long, life is short"), which I took to mean that I wouldn't be able to read or write all the books I want to... I hadn't known the original was "tekhnē". The sentiment does feel very Greek

(2) "The Birth of Tragedy From The Spirit of Music" by Friedrich Nietzsche. Combines philosophy of science with philosophy of art - what's not to love? It was also widely denounced at the time, ending Nietzsche's academic career as soon as it began, which set him free...

This piece is work is part of @nesta_uk's 2040 Options project on some of the defining issues facing the UK, identifying priorities any government will need to tackle and their options for doing so. More here: options2040.co.uk/ 11/11

“Make it real, make it relevant” We’ve done a case study on health data and health tech, and one on generative AI - two high priority digital tech use-cases that show how all of this works in practice 9/11 docs.google.com/document/d/1…

How do these building blocks of AI come together around the digital economy? What are the network effects, and how is this impacting society and economy? The million-dollar questions, maybe even literally. 8/11 docs.google.com/document/d/1…

What is coding? What is software? And is there even a general definition of AI? You’re asking the right questions, and we try to answer them 7/11 docs.google.com/document/d/1…

What’s the difference between data analysis and data science? What’s an algorithm? How does bias get into data analysis? All is revealed here 6/11 docs.google.com/document/d/1…

Is data the new oil? Why can’t I transfer my data between apps? How might businesses make money from data? Is dirty data suitable for work? Errr… 5/11 docs.google.com/document/d/1…