Field notes
Things that happened to me. Sometimes also photos.
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Malmö
Crossing the Öresund Bridge that connects Copenhagen in Denmark and Malmö in Sweden, I knew a new part of my life was about to start.…
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Brixton: On moving to London when I turned 18
Emerging from Brixton tube station for the first time and stepping out into the street, I entered a world I hadn’t experienced before. It was…
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Those I Admire
Here are some of the people I admire: Richard Feynman, Shel Silverstein, Jim Harrison, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Venki Ramakrishnan, Jack London, Stewart Brand, Max Perutz, Benjamin…
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The Original
For three years, while working towards my PhD, I shared an office with eight to ten other students and postdocs. The office with its gray…
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On Not Going Home: Once you emigrate, it’s never truly possible to come back
This essay by James Wood expresses something that I’ve been feeling myself for some time now. I left Austria when I was 18, and I’ve…
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What My Father Did Wrong: Why did he not make better use of his retirement?
On my desk, I have a picture of my father together with a four year old girl. They both look at the camera. She’s not…
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