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Tom Standage
Technology Editor, The Economist
Tom Standage is technology editor at The Economist magazine and the author of four history books, A History of the World in Six Glasses (2005), The Mechanical Turk (2002), The Neptune File (2000), and The Victorian Internet (1998), two of which have been serialized as "Book of the Week" on Radio 4. The Victorian Internet was made into a Channel 4 documentary, How the Victorians Wired the World.
Tom has previously covered science and technology for a number of newspapers and magazines, including The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, Wired, and Prospect. He holds a degree in Engineering and Computer Science from Oxford University, and is the least musical member of a musical family. He is married and lives in Greenwich, London, with his wife and daughter.
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Posted on Thu Jan 30, 2025, 8:00 am
The Economist: Predictions for the world in 2025 - RNZ -
Posted on Tue Jan 28, 2025, 8:00 am
Feature interview: The Economist on what's coming in 2025 - RNZ -
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The World Ahead 2025 - The Economist -
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The Economist launches The World Ahead 2025 - InPublishing -
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How did our predictions stack up in 2024? - The Economist -
Posted on Mon Nov 18, 2024, 8:00 am
Tom Standage’s ten trends to watch in 2025 - The Economist -
Posted on Thu Oct 3, 2024, 11:46 am
The World Ahead 2024 - The Economist -
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How AI can make robots fit for a human world - The Economist -
Posted on Wed Nov 22, 2023, 8:00 am
The Economist looks ahead to 2024 - MSNBC News -
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How we did with last year’s predictions - The Economist -
Posted on Mon Nov 13, 2023, 8:00 am
Metrics to keep an eye on in 2024, from solar cells to superhero movies - The... -
Posted on Mon Nov 6, 2023, 8:00 am
Tom Standage’s ten trends to watch in 2024 - The Economist -
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Generative artificial intelligence on our “Babbage” podcast - The Economist -
Posted on Mon Jan 23, 2023, 8:00 am
How to forecast major events in 2023 - The Economist -
Posted on Mon Nov 14, 2022, 8:00 am
Ten trends to watch in the coming year - The Economist -
Posted on Mon Jun 13, 2022, 7:00 am
The future of health care - The Economist -
Posted on Sun Sep 26, 2021, 9:23 pm
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Thinking inside the box—the story of the shipping container - The Economist -
Posted on Thu Jan 28, 2021, 8:00 am
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Posted on Tue Nov 17, 2020, 8:00 am
Ahem...how did our forecasts for 2020 pan out? - The Economist
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