More on the economics of utopia
Last week’s Shareable Insider contained a kind of miniature “economics of utopia” (but no science fiction) in the form of a couple of dot points… Read More »More on the economics of utopia
Nicholas Sheppard
How could I forget Star Trek?
Ani White’s discussion of the latest iteration of Star Trek in Aurealis #138 (March 2021) reminded me that Science Fiction and the Economics of Utopia… Read More »How could I forget Star Trek?
On disconnecting from work
The ABC this week reported on a so-called right to disconnect won by the union covering Victorian police, and being pushed for by other large… Read More »On disconnecting from work
On specialisation and diversity of skills
I recently caught an episode of the ABC’s Foreign Correspondent, Tomorrow Will Be Better (9 March 2021), describing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on… Read More »On specialisation and diversity of skills
Review: Whatever Happened to the Leisure Society?
If I’d been undertaking this blog as a serious academic exercise, I really ought to have read Anthony Veal’s Whatever Happened to the Leisure Society?… Read More »Review: Whatever Happened to the Leisure Society?