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Data Thinking

Data thinking means viewing the world in terms of data. It’s an analytical technique for describing the past and present, and predicting…

5 min readOct 2, 2021

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Ten questions about AI

Generated by Microsoft Co-pilot

10 min readFeb 29, 2024

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Probabilistic thinking

Most people have a vague idea about probability. We know it’s how likely or unlikely something is. For example, we might check the weather…

7 min readJan 3, 2023

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How to use Google Home

You’ve probably heard about “smart homes” and, chances are, you already have some smart devices. Maybe you got an Alexa or Google speaker…

8 min readOct 5, 2022

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The IQ of organisations

IQ is controversial. Some educationalists think that it proves nothing, that it’s not possible to measure intelligence. But, right or…

5 min readMar 27, 2022

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Why privacy matters

When Edward Snowden exposed the “surveillance state” he hoped it would be a wake-up call. His revelations were explosive. The National…

5 min readJan 30, 2022

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The metaverse is coming

You might have heard that Facebook is now called Meta because it wants to focus on the “metaverse”. According to critics, this is a cynical…

10 min readNov 21, 2021

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In praise of Excel

Excel gets bad press. When it lost test results during the pandemic there was an outcry. People have been told to replace it with…

5 min readSep 12, 2021

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How to care for your phone’s battery

Smartphones get their power from their batteries. Every time you charge and discharge (i.e. use) your phone, the battery dies a little…

5 min readAug 8, 2021

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Ten Things I Learned from Covid

1. I’m not immune.

8 min readJun 13, 2021

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Bobby Elliott

Bobby Elliott

Ex-teacher, educationalist and geek. I use Medium for reading and writing. My writing spans education, politics, technology, science and productivity.

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