Diversions for Dilettantes

What I'm reading August 2025

Sound effects by Julian Treasure

Jul 31 • 

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April 2025

Can art and culture defeat tyrants

it might be our last best hope

Apr 20 • 

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February 2025

Minority government?

Is a hung parliament all that scary?

Feb 21 • 

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I'm reading...

Old God's Time by Sebastian Barry

Feb 1 • 

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January 2025

The compression of time

Is it Black Friday yet?

Jan 6 • 

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July 2024

Making sense of America

A few words of wisdom

Jul 18, 2024 • 

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Contingency, Chaos and Near Misses

What if?.. moments in history

Jul 14, 2024 • 

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What are Interesting Numbers?

Is 22333 interesting?

Jul 8, 2024 • 

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December 2023

How big are big numbers?

Using imagination to understand maths

Dec 4, 2023 • 

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June 2023

Langton's Ant: a cellular automaton

How complex behaviour arises from simple rules.

Jun 3, 2023 • 

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April 2023

Reading Grayling's Frontiers of Knowledge

A few hints...

Apr 20, 2023 • 

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Join me on Notes

A new place to connect

Apr 12, 2023 • 

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