Death has inspired the greatest poems and moved us to create art that opens a new world far beyond this one. Yet, we all have an appointment with death and it is in this reckoning that we reflect, not only on our mortality, but on those who came before us. It is in this space, that we receive messages from beyond.

We rely on technology to see further, travel faster, and do what is otherwise impossible. These enhancements, however, deplete us. So we seek relief; we seek ways to rejuvenate ourselves. However, left unchecked, this too disconnects from reality. So, what are we to do? Should we live with these limitations of being or is there a way to transcend them?

Fingers are wagging as companies blame schools for producing low quality candidates. This has resulted in rising youth unemployment. For fear of losing political power, policymakers are desperately looking for solutions. Among their hopes is the report from the World Economic Forum, that promises a new approach to education. But I think it's wrong.

During the early 1900s, there was a problem in the music industry. By and large, people were using gramophones to listen to their favourite songs. But the technology only allowed for approximately four minutes of playback, and the quality was awful: the high notes from flutes and violins, together with the low notes from the tuba or the base were either distorted or barely audible. Incidentally, this gave rise to the four-minute-long pop music that we are familiar with today, where the prominent feature is the human voice.