Well, it’s been rather a long time since I wrote a blog post. I’m not beating myself up over it – I did finish a PhD in the intervening months! More on that another time. For now, let me whisk us back to the middle of the merry month of May, at which time you … More Business in Basel
Here’s another little round-up of books I’ve been reading, just like I did a couple of months ago. I had a busy June, and struggled to find much time to get my nose in a book. But July was quite different, because I finally contracted Covid! (Exclamation point for emphasis, not glee!) I had it … More Book Reviews: June to July
A couple of weeks ago I went to my first academic conference, which was in Harrogate (see previous blog post). I was due to have a lot of free time, so before I went to Yorkshire I hatched a grand plan… The morning after I had presented my poster at the conference, I got a … More Finding Anne Lister
Warning: contains spoilers, I suppose. I knew the absolute bare minimum about Gucci before I went to see this film. I knew it was an Italian fashion house. I didn’t know anything about the family, the history, the style: nothing. This was both a blessing and a curse. The blessing was this: the end was … More Film review: House of Gucci
When I set out to write blog posts at the weekends, I had forgotten what a pre-pandemic weekend looked like. As we ease out of lockdown, it’s slowly coming back to me that weekends are busy, social affairs (even for this introvert!) – perhaps not filled with opportunities for peaceful thinking and writing. So I … More The State of AI
When I was writing essays at school and university, I always began by defining my terms. This was no great hardship – I find words and etymology terribly interesting. It also served me well. There is a reason that it is a staple of essay-writers everywhere: through definitions, key issues and points of contention come … More What (On Earth) is AI?
It’s dizzyingly strange to be a student again, 5 years after I first graduated. I am older (not a lot wiser), and in the interim I have got married and bought a house. I joke that nowadays while many of my fellow students are out enjoying the nightlife, I am returning to my house in … More On the Origin of Data Science
Cryptic Meg 