By Professor Andy Miah Paper written for the House of Lords (2021) There are 3 really important insights we gain from the last decade of digital transformations, which help us understand why esports is so crucial to a national active lifestyles strategy and to understand this, the concept of the esports metaverse is crucial. Introduction: What is the Esports Metaverse? The idea of a…

The Olympic Truce is the programme of work led by the International Olympic Committee that takes inspiration from the ancient Greek tradition of Ekecheria, which was invoked during the ancient Olympic Games to allow safe passage of participants to Ancient Olympia for the purpose of competition. The myth is that…

Last night, I took part in my first clubhouse event, thanks to my friend Luke Robert Mason, and it really was a lovely experience. It followed a few intense days of switching out my research time from TikTok to Clubhouse, trying to get to grips with what makes the experience…

The easiest thing to do is to not write at all and just let your ideas pass through your brain into obscurity, often, to be completely forgotten forever. This morning, I was thinking about a film I watched yesterday called Westworld, a renowned series of ideas about the future, told through the vision of Michael Crichton, now transformed into an HBO series. It’s well worth the watch. Many of the ideas within the film have inspired writers and…

This is a text version of my audio podcast, ‘Professor Andy Miah Faces the Future’. You. can access the audio version below. How does the concept of history change as a result of technological transformations? And how should we think about history, when we endlessly record our lived experience? …

A fascination for journalism and a belief in its importance has been a constant presence throughout my career. My first, direct experience of the power of journalism was felt at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, where I…

With the results of England’s 11+ exam looming for many children, Professor Miah inquiries into what we need from the future of education, after having spent the last year supporting his child’s preparation to take this controversial assessment. Last week…

It may be said that the origin of human civilisation is to be found in the development of language, those complex systems which enable us to organize our ideas and each other, and which allow us to develop insights that lead…

I have never been the most disciplined of readers. I read a lot for work, but still, less than I should and less than I would like. But lately, I have felt that I am losing the ability to read for joy and I am trying to work out what…