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Future Human #1 is SOLD OUT: Book Now for Tickets to Future Human #2 on March 10

Future Human #1 is SOLD OUT: Book Now for Tickets to Future Human #2 on March 10

Our first Future Human event, taking place this Wednesday and subtitled ‘Advertising at the Frontiers of Consciousness’, is now completely SOLD OUT. There will be no tickets…

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Posted by The Bad Idea Team in Events | February 8, 2010 4:13PM | No Comments »


Product Placement May Now Be Restricted, But Still Breaks Television's Crucial Spell

Product Placement May Now Be Restricted, But Still Breaks Television’s Crucial Spell

After the black and white, the shades of grey: the government’s decision to allow product placement on UK television was modified yesterday to restrict “alcoholic…

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Posted by Ben Beaumont-Thomas in Creative Economy | February 4, 2010 2:25PM | 1 Comment »


Future Human - One Week To Go!

Future Human - One Week To Go!

“Clever thoughts, pretty people and strong booze - could anything be better?” - Spoonfed

There’s just over a week to go until the first event at…

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Posted by The Bad Idea Team in Events | February 3, 2010 10:26AM | No Comments »


Post-Recession, The Search for Quality of Life Begins

Post-Recession, the Search for Quality of Life Begins

Last October the UK economy was expected to have grown once again, and the recession therefore to be called to an end, but it’s taken…

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Posted by Ben Beaumont-Thomas in Hot Money | February 1, 2010 12:14PM | No Comments »


Away From the iPad Melee, Google vs. Apple Hots Up

Away From the iPad Melee, Google vs. Apple Hots Up

Alongside the 3D televisions, tablet PCs and ebook readers that dominated this year’s consumer electronics show in Las Vegas, the biggest news to come out…

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Posted by Phil Rich in Sci-tech | January 29, 2010 5:16PM | 1 Comment »


Does the UK Risk Missing Out on the Electric Car Economy of Tomorrow?

Does the UK Risk Missing Out on the Electric Car Economy of Tomorrow?

There is no longer a question mark hanging over the mass uptake of electric vehicles (EVs). The transition appears to be imminent, with the roll…

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Posted by Jennifer Allan in Green Rush | January 28, 2010 4:52PM | No Comments »


The Apple Tablet and the Birth of the Pre-Fan

The Apple Tablet and the Birth of the Pre-Fan

It’s Wednesday 27th January, or Year Zero for some – today we finally get to see what Apple’s tablet device is. Variously able to save…

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Posted by Ben Beaumont-Thomas in Sci-tech | January 27, 2010 11:55AM | 2 Comments »


Interview: Paul Bradshaw, of UK Crowdsourced Journalism Project Help Me Investigate

Interview: Paul Bradshaw, of UK Crowdsourced Journalism Project Help Me Investigate

Recently we interviewed David Cohn, a Bay Area entrepreneur who is experimenting with crowdfunded investigative journalism (journalism funded by small donations from a wide base…

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Posted by Ben Beaumont-Thomas in Tomorrow People | January 21, 2010 3:07PM | No Comments »


Post-Copenhagen, Poverty Equals Opportunity For Third World Nations

Post-Copenhagen, Poverty Equals Opportunity for Third World Nations

I divide my time between the Caribbean and Britain. When you have the option of endless summer, the predictable grey of London may seem an odd thing…

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Posted by John Rapley in Green Rush | January 20, 2010 2:55PM | No Comments »


Who Should Games Developers Vote For?

Who Should Games Developers Vote For?

An industry calling for tax breaks in a recession may seem like an industry disconnected from reality, but the case for supporting Britain’s considerable videogames…

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Posted by Peter Walsh in Creative Economy | January 20, 2010 1:42PM | No Comments »


Copenhagen: The Short View

Copenhagen: The Short View

Kieron Bryan attended the UN’s COP-15 climate change conference in Copenhagen last month. Here he reflects on the mood at the end of the conference,…

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Posted by Kieron Bryan in Green Rush | January 18, 2010 3:15PM | No Comments »


Future Human: Launches Wednesday February 10, 2010 @ The Book Club, London

Future Human: Launches Wednesday February 10, 2010 @ The Book Club, London

The Bad Idea team are very excited to announce our new event series, Future Human, which begins February 10, 2010 at The Book Club in…

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Posted by The Bad Idea Team in Events | January 13, 2010 2:44PM | No Comments »