This has been another uncertain year, and the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we live, bringing about a new normal that has begun bedding down as more and more people work from home in an effort to curtail the spread of the pernicious virus and...

While changes to the macro-environment have historically been glacial, with factors such as fiscal policy and GDP taking time to filter through to the point where they affect top-level business decisions, the past twenty months or so have seen significant disruptions...

SMART to the Next Level | From the Lowvelder: "Scores of eager viewers gathered online on October 20 as access automation company, Centurion Systems, unveiled the latest products in its highly innovative SMART range via a virtual launch the company is calling a...

Much like Bruce Springsteen, the rolling power outages of the past couple of months had many of us “dancing in the dark”. But, while the Boss’s rockabilly anthem to a lost generation contemplated some pretty weighty existential questions, the darkness brought about by...

We are living in an age of what has been cleverly called “technological bounty”. This means that technology is so plentiful, and so compelling, that it makes up a considerable part of our social architecture, and it’s certainly enabled some brilliant thinkers,...

While every season certainly has its virtues, none seems to capture the imagination and creative spirit of the artistically-inclined quite like spring. From classic poetry to contemporary art, the blushing beauty of spring is enough to make anyone wax lyrical and,...

It’s no secret that technology (and therefore the world) is changing at an incredible pace. The things that must have seemed like science fiction to past generations are now very much a reality as machines race ahead and accomplish astonishing feats that are nothing...

If one had to plot human social development over the past ten thousand years or so on a graph, one would notice something very interesting: the line remains more or less straight for thousands of years, indicating very slow progress and then, suddenly, it bends...

The Digital Age, the Second Machine Age, the Fourth Industrial Revolution – whatever you want to call it, there’s no denying the fact that technology has been the thrust behind the forward momentum that has led humanity to explore ever more innovative and imaginative...

From spacey neon colours to synth-laden soundtracks, the aesthetic of the 1980s left an indelible mark on human culture, and nostalgia for the era is evident in contemporary media. However, the decade of Oxford shirts, scrunchies and leg warmers also gave us some of...

Do you still remember the 90s? Besides being the golden age of TV sitcoms and daytime talk shows, this era gave us arguably the most important innovation of the 20th century, namely the Internet, leading to the democratisation of information on a scale not seen since...

Leonardo da Vinci once said “simplicity is the ultimate sophistication”. As the quintessential Renaissance man, da Vinci was a true polymath, knowledgeable and educated in a wide variety of fields from painting and sculpting to engineering and architecture. Very few...

There’s no denying it anymore. Jack Frost has officially ended his extended stay in the north and has announced his arrival on our shores with a few decidedly chilly mornings and evenings, though he’s so far left the days pleasantly mild. Pretty soon, we’ll be trading...

Take a moment to think about the last piece of technology that you acquired. It could be a smart TV, a mobile phone or a fitness wearable if you’re in the habit of doing regular exercise. What do all of these devices have in common? Well, for one thing, chances are...