I was at NESTA last night to listen to Carl Schramm, president of the Kauffman Foundation. If you don’t know it, The Kauffman Foundation (based in the US) describes itself as the leading private funder of economic research related to growth and innovation in the United States. It also plays a leading role in educational reform. …
The recent E Coli outbreak in Germany has led to a scientific detective hunt across Europe, to find the source of the problem. One of the accused has been the humble Cucumber. As a result, guilty or not, sales have plummeted. It was a strange feeling this week, walking into my local shop, eyeing my …
A quick update on some recent comings and goings across my network. Jonathan Kestenbaum stepped down at the end of last year from NESTA, where he was the chief executive. Amongst his other new roles (including chairman and chief executive of Five Arrows), he takes a seat in the House of Lords, sitting on the …
During President Obama’s recent visit, the connection between Britain and the United States was referred to as something more than Special. It was described as Essential. Now, this may sound like the way in which Harry Potter describes his relationship with the Dursleys. Nevertheless, we must not snigger. It is trendy in Britain to laugh, from …
I’m writing this down from a secret location, not far away from the banks of the Thames. Forgive me, reader for being a little more cryptic than my usual Smiley self. It’s just that I have recently moved house and if I was to reveal to you the full location, then I fear that I would be …