Society gets the crime it designs
Crime is designed in. Organised crime is intertwined in society and its institutions, its character reflects them, and it uses…
Writing the further work bit
You know that bit at the end of your dissertation or research paper where you suggest what could be done…
Talking with GenericBot 1.0 about teaching
Life is generic, and therefore so is our AI. Botcopalypse postponed for now. Technofear can stand down. As with Zombie…
Emotional structures of cybercrime markets
Illicit markets face problems with valuation, coordination and cooperation (Beckert and Wehinger, 2012) and cannot rely on institutions of of…
Does imposter syndrome feel better if we call it ‘drive’?
If you did not have imposter syndrome you would basically be living in your parents’ attic right now (apologies if…
Developing the research imagination: Working together, co-design and sharing ideas
Research is a process of constantly theorizing from evidence. In order to give our findings life and meaning we can…
Ever had to write a doc you really did not want to
I’ve read and written enough to know when I see a masterclass in not saying anything, while appearing to say…
Where’s the military industrial complex when you need it?
US president Dwight Eisenhower warned in 1961 ‘we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought,…
How to use ontology and epistemology for fun and profit
Research has its own language which reflects different theories – abstract ways of thinking about what research is, based on…
Use agent focused language
‘The cherry tree appears to be in a cut down situation’ is not a good sentence construction if the reality…
