One woman’s exploration of the question: what is folk music anyway? Carolyn Scott details her troubles in finding a definition for Scottish folk music that actually fits.
Month: August 2018
The Search for a Familiar Face
What does it mean when there’s no one on TV or in films that really looks like you? When you can’t find a character to relate to does it make you an outcast, a stranger or “not allowed”?
Editorial: When we Design for Inclusion Everyone Wins
At Footnote we believe that designing for inclusion can force us to look at a problem from a different angle. It can help us to understand the scope of new innovations. Come join us in designing for inclusion, who knows what we might stumble upon.
Review: Latest and Greatest Podcasts
Our in-house podcast fanatic, Rachel Mackie, gives a rundown of what’s new and what’s hot in the land of podcasts.
Review: Adam Kay, This is Going to Hurt
When the 2016 junior doctors’ dispute kicked off one former doctor-turned-scriptwriter armed himself with a pen.
Now Adam Kay’s debut book is set to be adapted into a major eight-part BBC comedy-drama exploring the secret diaries of a junior doctor.
Can Robots Help us Rediscover What it Means to be Human
Self-driving trucks, automated checkouts, delivery drones, entire factories run by a workforce of robots. This is the new industrial revolution – but will robots force us to consider new economic models and to be… more human?