ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Christopher Barnatt is Associate Professor of Computing and Future Studies in Nottingham University Business School, and the author of six books on computing and future studies. These comprise A Brief Guide to Cloud Computing (Constable & Robinson, 2010), the textbooks The Computers in Business Blueprint (Blackwell, 1994) and Management Strategy and Information Technology (Thomson, 1996), and the Future Trilogy of Cyber Business (John Wiley, 1995), Challenging Reality (John Wiley, 1997) and Valueware (Praeger, 1999). He is currently writing 25 Things You Need to Know About the Future to be published by Constable & Robinson in Autumn 2011.

In addition to writing ExplainingComputers.com and its sister site ExplainingTheFuture.com, Christopher writes, presents and produces the series Challenging Reality for Controversial TV (UK Sky Channel 200). He also spent six years producing cartoon animation for the BBC, and was recently a consultant on two projects for Discovery Channel.

Christopher has made over 30 radio appearances talking about computing and future studies on BBC Radio Nottingham, Kerrang!, CityTalk, and BBC Radio 2. You can follow him online at Twitter.com/ChrisBarnatt.

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