Have Lion, Will Travel (4 days to go)
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Change your stars, said the film, so I’m taking the hint,Heading west with a lion for many Build-A-Bear stints.A professor, it says, but I’m wondering what for;Not less than the…
Ten Days to Go: Smudge is Packed … and I am …. Having a Moment!!!!
…. Ten days …… We begin the final countdown today with 10 days to go! Today is also 4 years since I became a Professor, so it’s a day of…
Churchill Fellowship: This Seemed Much Less Terrifying on the Application Form
There are now 19 days until I leave for America for my Churchill Fellowship …. 19! When it was 100-and-something this felt exciting and comfortably theoretical, and even 50 was…
The Field Says So (And Other Lies)
A file appears, official, neat,its header swears it can’t be beat.“USER ACTIVITY,” it cried,and half the room just nodded … satisfied! But one lone artefact, alone,is a rumour, not a…
Assembly Required: The Autistic User Manual (Neon Signs Sold Separately)
There’s a particular look people get when they’ve quietly decided I don’t like them…. a polite retreat, a small folding-away, usually arriving after I’ve gone silent for three weeks or…
The Beatbox, the Word Bank, and a Lion I Never Used
I was invited by Dr Kai Syng Tan to a beatboxing workshop about co-creating ways to embody and reimagine love and leadership in a time of lovelessness. The workshop was…
The Worst Forgery I’ve Ever Had to Examine
A note before I start, because I would much rather write about this myself than sit around waiting to have it written about me. Recently, I had to look at…
Trust Issues: Why I Treat Every Computer Like a Suspect
I’m sharing this with the knowledge and support of those close to me (living) who are involved. This piece isn’t about them, though. It’s about what happens when we stop…
May the 4th Be With You (It Genuinely Was For Me …. Four Years Ago)
Four Years Ago I Got Out of a Taxi and Something Weird Happened Today is May the 4th, which, this being ECS at Southampton, means today is also the four-year…
Things I Learned Slightly Later Than Would Have Been Ideal: An International Women’s Day reflection
International Women’s Day always makes me pause for a moment. Not in the “stand on a stage and deliver inspirational wisdom” sense… more the slightly quieter “cup of tea and…