Thoughts, insights and rants about futures, climate change, system change, transport, wicked problems, EDI, and heavy metal

By Professor Glenn Lyons

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  • There will be no driverless cars on a dead planet

    There will be no driverless cars on a dead planet

    Anthropomorphism. One of the biggest words in my vocabulary – one I added right near the beginning of my personal journey deeper and deeper into the world of future mobility. I was delighted when Adam Hill, the Editor of ITS International Magazine asked me this summer whether I would share my thoughts on future mobility in a written… Read more

  • Short-term decisions for a political future

    Short-term decisions for a political future

    I didn’t sleep well last night. Bad news day yesterday and a chance to talk about it on BBC Radio Bristol this morning. Media interviews tend to be short lived and you don’t quite know the angle that the interviewer will take. I was on the John Darvall show an hour ago. The motivation for… Read more

  • The Matrix is coming…in fact it’s already here

    The Matrix is coming…in fact it’s already here

    I thought in the future we might be living in the Matrix. Now I realise many have been all along. In 1999 one of the most amazing films ever (in my book) was released, ‘The Matrix’. It was written by the Wachowskis, two sisters who are trans women. That alone is probably enough to get… Read more

  • Crowdsurfing, diversity and inclusion – ‘weirdo, mosher, freak’

    Crowdsurfing, diversity and inclusion – ‘weirdo, mosher, freak’

    You know I love metal, right? And you know how excited people get when they see themselves on TV? Well I’m excited to say that I’m the pink shirt crowd surfer in this official Bloodstock festival photo from August this year. That’s all! 🤘. In fact NO, that’s not all. One of the main stages… Read more

  • Lyrics for song from Chat-GPT fusing heavy metal and climate change

    Lyrics for song from Chat-GPT fusing heavy metal and climate change

    AI is neither good or bad. It’s how we use it that determines that. As a metalhead deeply concerned about climate change I asked Chat GPT “please write song lyrics that fuse heavy metal and climate change”. It clearly knows its stuff. Pick your band style – Slayer, Amon Amarth, Cradle of Filth, Arch Enemy,… Read more

  • Periodic reminder that Metal says it like it is

    Periodic reminder that Metal says it like it is

    Your periodic reminder that Metal says it like it is. Thank you Prong. New York metalheads originating from the 80s and this year’s serving – ‘Breaking Point’: “It’s got to stop. It’s got to endPeople have had enoughThe flat out lies, all untrueWhat is said you cannot trustThey demand that you agreeWith ideas you can’t… Read more