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Well it's been an eventful september. I got the book draft in, by the skin of my teeth. And my divorce just got finalised too. If I can ...

Let me know if you're willing to comment on the draft for me! Here's the outline:

It occurred to me recently that in this 'How to finish a book' series I've tended to write mostly when I'm feeling negative ...

 Last week I had a blast at How the Light Gets in , a Philosophy festival in Hay, where I spoke on a panel about scientific expertise and wh...

I read this beautiful article recently about how a tree's form tells the story of its individual past. Drought years baked in as narrow...

So another 65 days passed. And did I 'slay the beast' that I was 'hellbent' on slaying, AKA chapter 3? I did not.  Reader, I...

For anyone interested, I'm giving a talk to the Philosophy, Psychology and Informatics Group at the University of Edinburgh tomorrow.  M...

It's wednesday. I'm having one of those grey, lack-lustre weeks where the sky is full of sleet, my cats have become incontinent, and...

 It's been too long since my last progress report. The schedule went a bit off-piste thanks to Christmas, dry January, my standard cogni...

and inside Ellen's house,  was an orgy of late-night writing, amidst mess, noodle pots, and empty bottles of famous grouse.