Melissa Sterry
@melissasterry.bsky.social
Board-level Sustainable Innovation Strategist, Chartered Ecological Design Scientist, and Biofuturist specialising in complexity and resilience at the interface of human and non-human systems www.melissasterry.com
Look forward to it Bill. If you're looking for reviewers, let me know.
July 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Look forward to it Bill. If you're looking for reviewers, let me know.
Labour was handed the election on a plate. A landslide win because their opposition was so dismal even many life-term supporters wouldn't vote for them. Yet, Reeves, with Starmer's blessing, is making such a mess of this that Labour likely wont win next time around. It's all a travesty.
March 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Labour was handed the election on a plate. A landslide win because their opposition was so dismal even many life-term supporters wouldn't vote for them. Yet, Reeves, with Starmer's blessing, is making such a mess of this that Labour likely wont win next time around. It's all a travesty.
Though the headline of that article speaks to something we've known for a long time, it makes it no less sobering. History repeating itself.
March 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Though the headline of that article speaks to something we've known for a long time, it makes it no less sobering. History repeating itself.
Wonderfully said Sarah.
February 26, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Wonderfully said Sarah.
If it's anything like every other AI tool it will simply magnify pre-existing inequalities and problems more generally. Just like ChatGPT, just like Wikipedia, just like every other major tech tool - every last one of which has failed, abjectly, to push back against inequality in research.
February 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
If it's anything like every other AI tool it will simply magnify pre-existing inequalities and problems more generally. Just like ChatGPT, just like Wikipedia, just like every other major tech tool - every last one of which has failed, abjectly, to push back against inequality in research.
Agree. Originators are facing it from all angles, but appropriation and theft of the value of works is particularly concerning. You might be interested in a campaign that colleagues and I have just launched with a survey in the UK.
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Open Letter to Professionals in Research, Development, and Innovation
Dear Colleagues, Too often, we hear from people whose contributions have been miscredited or overlooked. We are reaching out to all professionals engaged in research, development, and innovation acros...
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February 17, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Agree. Originators are facing it from all angles, but appropriation and theft of the value of works is particularly concerning. You might be interested in a campaign that colleagues and I have just launched with a survey in the UK.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/open-l...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/open-l...
... we'd probably get 'an inquiry' that lasted years and resulted in nothing. Like Grenfell.
February 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
... we'd probably get 'an inquiry' that lasted years and resulted in nothing. Like Grenfell.
I agree. I think it's clear we've had massive under-imagination and uninvestment in transport in cities for now many years. We need Victorian levels of ambition. We can see this is a 'Jaws' scenario, it'll take disasters hitting before public officials take action, and even then...
February 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I agree. I think it's clear we've had massive under-imagination and uninvestment in transport in cities for now many years. We need Victorian levels of ambition. We can see this is a 'Jaws' scenario, it'll take disasters hitting before public officials take action, and even then...
If something in this space comes in, I will be in touch, as you'd have valuable insights to bring to the research.
February 15, 2025 at 1:36 PM
If something in this space comes in, I will be in touch, as you'd have valuable insights to bring to the research.
I tried to get some funding for research into this - to create a report that scoped the issue in detail. Upshot was that the party said they would like the report pro bono, so it never happened. Hopefully before long someone somewhere will see fit to probe the problem properly...
February 15, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I tried to get some funding for research into this - to create a report that scoped the issue in detail. Upshot was that the party said they would like the report pro bono, so it never happened. Hopefully before long someone somewhere will see fit to probe the problem properly...
However, I don't anticipate the will happen, because on this, as with most issues, there is little to suggest it will, either here in the UK or in Europe. What could that lead to? I think the US is indicative of the answer to that question.
February 15, 2025 at 1:28 PM
However, I don't anticipate the will happen, because on this, as with most issues, there is little to suggest it will, either here in the UK or in Europe. What could that lead to? I think the US is indicative of the answer to that question.
On this issues, and on many issues, there is a palpable distrust of officials and of those calling the shots. I think that distrust will deepen unless issues like this one engage wide-ranging perpsectives and voices, and consider all equally.
February 15, 2025 at 1:28 PM
On this issues, and on many issues, there is a palpable distrust of officials and of those calling the shots. I think that distrust will deepen unless issues like this one engage wide-ranging perpsectives and voices, and consider all equally.