"On lost time"

More time has passed - but I've not been completely idle. Here, in a spirit of shameless self-promotion, are two articles I've written in the last month:

My article in 'Spiked'

- This one was inspired by things I'd heard during my stay in Hawaii during the summer.

My article for the 'Battle of Ideas' conference

- And this one was actually written during my two weeks in Waikiki, mostly from the terrace of my hotel room. Usually after a hard day's working on data reductions....

In my next entry, normal service will be resumed.