ANDREW PRICE’S NEW BOOK, SLOW-TECH: MANIFESTO FOR AN OVERWOUND WORLD
http://www.AndrewPriceBooks.com
PUBLICITY, MEDIA, BOOK FESTIVALS AND LATEST NEWS FOR SLOW-TECH
** World Universities Forum, Davos, Switzerland - 9-11/1/2010
Presentation given by Andrew on ideas behind SLOW-TECH: 'Beyond efficiency: integrating principles of robustness into performance metrics'.
** Edinburgh International Book Festival – 29/08/2009
Andrew discusses how the ideas behind SLOW-TECH relate to food and agriculture with Geoff Andrews, writer and academic and purveyor of slow food.
** Edinburgh Festival of Politics - 21/08/2009
Andrew a panelist in the Scottish Parliament Building with Lord Nicholas Stern - renowned author of The Stern Review and A Blueprint For A Safer Planet, and Leo Murray - Media Producer of The Age Of Stupid. Their discussions and interview with Louise Macdonald centre around Climate for Change - From Economic Crash to Eco Recovery ... and what robustness has to offer.
** Springboard Event, Kirkbymoorside - 25/04/2009
Talk on why robustness and principles in SLOW-TECH are relevant to K'bymoorside and other Transition Towns. These are planning for climate change and a future with less oil.
** Glasgow Book Festival - 08/03/2009
Andrew argues that obsession with efficiency is causing us and our planet huge damage from natural disasters to man made diseases. He discusses this with Andrew Simms, whose books Tescopoly and Do Good Lives Have to Cost The Earth?, examine how to live a good life.
** Words by the Water: A Cumbrian Literature Festival - 07/03/2009
Discussion and questions linked to wide-ranging issues linked to SLOW-TECH.
** Burnley College - 02/03/2009
Guest Speaker talking about life experiences and new book, Slow-Tech
** Pickering Rotary Club - 25/02/2009
Guest Speaker, discussing the ideas behind Slow-Tech
** Irish Radio, Newstalk - 19/02/09
Live interview with Tom Dunne; Andrew discusses the importance of robustness in cars, health, fisheries, agriculture and space missions
** BBC World News (TV)- 11/02/2009
Andrew discusses the relevance of robustness in the modern world with Dave Eades, drawing on examples ranging from engineering to fisheries (live, 10.45). Link to the BBC website
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** RTÉ Radio Show, Ireland - 30/01/2009
Live interview with Pat Kenny about the ideas and thinking behind Slow-Tech
** BBC Radio World Service - 16/01/2009
Andrew discusses his ideas on robustness and efficiency - the thrust of Slow-Tech – on Science in Action with Sue Broom. Link to the BBC website
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** BBC Radio 5 Live - 05/01/2009
Richard Bacon's programme on BBC Radio Five Live.
** The Guardian - 03/01/2009
Slow-Tech included in pick of the publishers’ lists for the first six months of the new year. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jan/03/books-preview-2009
** BBC Radio 4 - 22/12/08
Andrew talked about his latest book and ideas on BBC Radio 4's Start the week on Monday 22nd December. Link to the BBC website
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Many thanks for the messages of support and enquiries, following my various radio and TV interviews. I believe I have replied to them all.
There is no other late-breaking news at the moment, except to add that I am also contributing to the Slow Planet blog: http://www.slowplanet.com/blog/overview/
Other information about Slow-Tech is on the main website: http://www.AndrewPriceBooks.com
Best wishes, Andrew (9th September, 2009)
