Richard L. Hudson

Farewell to a creative agitator

The recent death of ‘fractal’ scientist Benoit Mandelbrot highlights the importance of having plenty of cross-disciplinary ‘agitators’ in our age of specialised big science.
27 Oct 2010

Grade your government - take the test now

The European Commission published a list of what it considers best practice in national policies to promote research and innovation. Tell us how good or bad your government is.
20 Oct 2010

The challenge of open innovation

GE’s $200M call for entrepreneurs to bring their smart grid technologies is also a challenge to the whole system of research, development and innovation in Europe.
14 Jul 2010

Europe 2020: Let them eat words

A new ‘vision’ from Brussels offers something for everyone – including research and innovation. But in the end, it comes off as empty rhetoric.
06 Mar 2010