Welcome to my blog.

This is where I talk about Neuroscience, NLP, IT, Project Management, and other adventures in Communication and Science. I hope you find it useful.

Regards, Barry

Latest Entry

The Earthonaut
This is a blog entry about some unsung heros of planetary exploration. It looks those who use portable oxygen breathing systems to visit the most amazing planet in the Solar System.
(May 2013)
Reflections on....

In The Bleak Midwinter
A seasonal blog examining some of the origins of our traditions (December 2012).

The Resource of Reality
Subscribe via RSS

Setting your state to “resourceful“.
The first of a series of articles I have designed to help achieve and maintain a resourceful mental state. They will use NLP alongside some of the principles from the Trousers of Reality books. This one explains the concept, invites you to take part and finds inspiration in a masterpiece.
Discussion about...

The Agile Narrative - Part II: The Rise of the Technologians
(January 2013)
The Agile Narrative - Part I: The great Kanban versus Scrum debate
(March 2012)

Reflections on...

Mars
From John Carter's Barsoom to Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars (March 2012)

Notes from...

The frontiers of Science and Engineering: 3D Printing
From the replicators of Star Trek to the “raw” of Peter F Hamilton's "Great North Road", 3D printing has been a fantasy; but not any more. The reality has arrived, but what is the state of the art and what are the social changes and ethical dilemmas it brings with it. My thoughts after listening to Dr Ben Wood of Warwick University.
The 2013 BCS/IET Turing lecture
What they didn't teach me: building a technology company and taking it to market. Speaker: Suranga Chandratillake.
The 2012 BCS/IET Turing lecture
From cryptanalysis to cognitive neuroscience - a hidden legacy of Alan Turing. Speaker: Professor Ray Dolan.
The BCS/IET Coventry Prestige Christmas Lecture 2011:
Neural Interfaces - An Experimental Tour. Speaker: Professor Kevin Warwick.
The heart of perception
Experiential Engineering. Speaker: Professor Paul Jennings.
The 2011 BCS/IET Turing Lecture
All questions answered - an evening with Don Knuth
The edge of perception
High Dynamic Range Video. Speaker: Professor Alan Chalmers
Nuneaton Lights 2010
Nuneaton Lights 2011
The 2010 BCS/IET Turing Lecture
Embrace uncertainty.Speaker: Professor Chris Bishop

The NLP Conference 2009