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Jerry Fishenden

Jerry is working on creation, composition and innovation across the normal boundaries of music, film and digital technologies.

He holds a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in the application of artificial intelligence techniques to composition from City University (London). As well as broadcast radio dramas and a published novel, Jerry's short stories and articles have appeared in a variety of publications.

He is a frequent speaker on the conference and lecture circuit, focusing on the way in which emergent technologies will impact us both as individuals and as a society. His complementary blog, containing new technology observations from a UK perspective, can be found at http://ntouk.com.

He is currently working on a series of projects that bridge traditional notions of the sciences and the arts. As of January 2008, he is a registered post-graduate student at the Institute of Creative Technologies.

"... I love science and it pains me to think that so many are terrified of the subject or feel that choosing science means you cannot also choose compassion, or the arts, or be awed by nature. Science is not meant to cure us of mystery, but to reinvent and reinvigorate it ..."

- Robert Sapolsky, "Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers", p. xii (quoted in This is Your Brain on Music, Daniel J Levitin)