Science & Technology
Remarks to: the Worshipful Company Of Educators, on the occasion of the annual Franklin Lecture, Mansion House, 18:00 to 19:00, Thursday, 9 February 2023. “Teacher, Tutor, Scholar, I” – A Metaverse Of Education Or Conundra[1] Of Confusion My Lord Mayor,…
"If Britain Is Open For Business, Try Opening A Bank Account"
Remarks to: Worshipful Company of Horners Alderman & Sheriff Professor Michael Mainelli MStJ FCCA FCSI(Hon) FBCS, Thursday, 1 October 2020, via Zoom “Polymer Planning – The Responsible Age” Master, Wardens, Fellow Alderman, Masters of visiting companies, liverymen, ladies and gentlemen:
Somewhere in the alternate Corona Universe quite close to home-working…
I had a wonderful time at the City Debate last night, Tuesday, 6 March. Here’s a photo of all of us at the start: CSFI & CISI City Debate: Antony Jenkins (10x) Nikhil Rathi (London Stock Exchange) Michael Mainelli (Z/Yen)…
From Archives to Modern Lives: Frontiers of Trade and Technology A survey of past and present innovation in association with King’s College London Archives, Wednesday, 15 November 2017 Surprisingly for some, London is, and almost always has been, a science…
Some remarks made before the CityForum Strategy Round Table on 3 November 2016 at the Guildhall. Just before the publication of this ENISA report to which we contributed: “May I offer a warm welcome on behalf of the City of…
Over the Last year there was a lot of hype about mutual distributed ledgers (MDLs, aka blockchain technology). Leaving aside the coin-based systems of Bitcoin, Ripple, and Ethereum, I think Z/Yen’s practical work in the field is fascinating. Much of Z/Yen’s work was…
Here is a nice story about the ancient Barts Pathology lab helping advance modern medical science a teensy bit over the tragic Kawasaki disease: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/kawasaki-disease-an-unknown-illness-with-no-definitive-medicaldiagnosis-and-no-known-cause–but-it-may-all-be-in-the-wind-10376403.html “Gee’s post-mortem examination findings, preserved in a single paragraph written in 1871, recorded signs of damage…
