Column - Why I regret giving a speech about Andrew Wiles

I explore here what it takes to be successful in an academic discipline, and why spreading the wrong narrative is damaging.

There are lots of books about writing. I read some of them.

Here we pull apart 6 books about how to write well, including the classics of the genre, and I review what things the authors agree and disagree on.

Where's your nearest Coral Reef?

A look at how we consume nature media, and how it impacts our perceptions of the local environment.

Column - Meditations on a cool looking Goose

Should we feel guilty, enjoying invasive species?

Who Needs Bowlers Anyway? A stupid IPL Auction Strategy... Or maybe genius...

An in depth analysis of the amazing value 'glitch' that Domestic Indian Bowlers are providing right now in the IPL.

The artist so good nobody cared he traced. John Atkinson Grimshaw

If you’re not really an art person, or a modern art person, this is the art post for you.

To really support your sports team, first you must understand the world - Carl Sagan in a different lifetime.

Give a child a sports team, and you will give them an education in physics, economics, statistics and geopolitics at the same time. My Experience.

A Mesmering Duet between Canvas and Frame - And a horrible website.

This piece stuck out in the gallery, glowing like an Olympic Torch Ablaze.

Rajasthan Royals Will Never Be This Good At Cricket Ever Again

An in depth review of the Vaibhav Sooryavanshi problem, and the financial challenge Rajasthan Royals will face.

The Science of Memorisation

If there’s one key word you take from this article, comparing how ancient romans memorised to the modern knowledge of the last 100 years, it should be the word "Variety".

The best book about the oceans - A review of 'The Blue Machine'

If you’re considering any study of the oceans, or perhaps now it’s too late, but you wonder what you missed out on, this is the book.

Unhinged (University) study tips

Here are 3 study tips... but stay with me - I promise you won’t have heard of these before.

Yao Lu, and Climate Change in art

I look at some pieces that really struck me, and some that didn't...