Timandra Harkness

Timandra Harkness is a science writer, broadcaster, and comedian who examines how technology impacts business and society, bringing a unique blend of insight and humor to her analysis of big data, AI, and robotics. She has explored these topics as a presenter for BBC Radio 4 and as an author. After winning a column-writing competition organized by The Independent newspaper in 1997, Timandra Harkness established herself as a distinctive voice in media and comedy. She co-wrote the comedy ‘No Future in Eternity,’ broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.

Her analytical writing has also been featured in esteemed publications including BBC Science Focus magazine, Significance, and The Daily Telegraph. Demonstrating her leadership in critical contemporary discussions, Timandra Harkness has chaired the prestigious ‘Data Debate’ series for the Alan Turing Institute and the British Library since 2016, facilitating essential dialogues on big data and its profound societal consequences. She has shared her expertise and unique perspective as a speaker at distinguished events and conferences, including the Hay Festival, the Battle of Ideas, TEDx, The Scotsman Data Conference, and the Cheltenham Science Festival. In 2019, she captivated audiences with her one-woman show, ‘Take a Risk,’ at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Harkness continues to examine how technology impacts business and society, bringing a unique blend of insight and humor to her analysis of big data, AI, and robotics.