Live theatre
An evening inside someone else’s story.
07 / THINGS I LOVE
A curious mind
rarely sits still.
Art, architecture, mountain paths, a good book, a great debate. Outside work, I follow the things that make the world feel bigger.
THERE IS ALWAYS MORE TO DISCOVER
THE INTERESTING ROUTE
A little outside my comfort zone.
I love the perspective that comes from being somewhere unfamiliar. Hiking, cycling, and a willingness to take the interesting route keep me moving and open to discovery.
ARCHITECTURE & TRAVEL
Looking up. Looking closer.
Architecture is one of my favourite ways to read a place: what it values, what it remembers, and what it dares to imagine. These are photographs from my own travels.
A lasting sense of proportion
Classical architecture · Italy
When a building becomes sculpture
Walt Disney Concert Hall · United States
A different kind of geometry
Museo Soumaya · Mexico
Working with the landscape
Terraced landscapes · Peru
The rhythm of an arch
Mostar Bridge - Bosnia
Quieting the mind
Statue in Cathedral - Mallorca
Gods and myths
The ancient stories that live on
People of the World
Vietnamiese tour guide
Staying above the water
Swimming with Turtles in Hawaii
BOOKS & BIG IDEAS
On my bookshelf.
Evolution, cognition, the history of ideas, and the people who changed them. I love writers who take something big and complex apart and make it understandable.
The Greatest Show on Earth
Richard Dawkins
The Age of Insight
Eric R. Kandel
The Undoing Project
Michael Lewis
Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari
A Brief History of Intelligence
Max Bennett
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman
Apple in China
Patrick McGee
Abundance
Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson
Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present
Fareed Zakaria
Humankind: A Hopeful History
Rutger Bregman
The Better Angels of Our Nature
Steven Pinker
How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're Going
Vaclav Smil
PODCASTS & CONVERSATIONS
In my headphones.
Conversations that keep me thinking about technology, science, politics, and human behaviour.
And always room for…
Politics & ideas
A thoughtful argument and a different point of view.
Hiking & cycling
Fresh air, a new trail, and a change of perspective.
Good wine
Especially with good company and an unhurried conversation.