A Bridge made of Iron Every new technology is first used to do familiar things. Here’s a great example - a bridge made of iron.
A Better Way to Set Type New technologies cause jobs to be lost. But don’t panic - the overall result is beneficial.
Unexpected Consequences New technologies let us do things better. But they also lead to changes that no-one could have foreseen.
The End of the Job? Is it possible that history will look back on “the job” as a quirk of industrialisation?
Everyone’s an Entrepreneur In a world without jobs, everyone needs to entrepreneurial. What, everyone? Yes, absolutely!
The Universal Basic Income What if everyone were paid enough to feed, clothe and house themselves. Like benefits but absolutely universal. A daft idea? Maybe not.
What Creates Wealth? What exactly is wealth and what creates it? Enough food? Manufacturing industries? Find out here.
Education What should children be taught in schools as we enter the future? It’s not as clear as you might think.
Dramatic Changes A housebuilder in 1732 looked into the future. We are standing in identical shoes now.
Danger Ahead As the world changed from agriculture to industry, there were downsides - slums and disease. Can we avoid the same mistakes?
This website is a section within “briansmithonline.com” the personal website of me, Brian Smith. It contains a miscellany of articles and sections on topics that interest me.