Looking for Wisdom: New Philosophy Courses
On January 4th, I’ll be launching my first philosophy course via my new project, Looking for Wisdom. You can find …
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Philosophers and Other Beasts
One of the fun things over the past month or so has been that I’ve been spending more time writing, …
Looking for Wisdom?
Yesterday, I launched Looking for Wisdom, my new philosophy project, and I’m delighted to already have a load of people …
BBC Travel piece on Plovdiv and the art of making space
I’ve had a new piece published on the BBC Travel website about the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv, and the subtle …
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Snapshots of Museum Experience: Forthcoming in Korean
Dr. Elee Kirk’s research on children, photography and natural history museums was a thing of beauty. Elee was a natural …
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Philosophy: the arts of living, now on Soundcloud
For all you philosophers out there, I’ve now made my three month introductory philosophy course freely available on Soundcloud. The …
Creative Nonfiction Course on Flatwyse
I’m really excited to be working alongside my Wind&Bones collaborator Hannah Stevens, and the brilliant team at Flatwyse, to offer …
Philosophy, a Visual Encyclopedia
Over the past few months, I’ve been working as consultant editor for Dorling Kindersley, on their forthcoming Philosophy: A Visual …
Mentoring with Wind&Bones
It’s been a busy few weeks, putting the finishing touches to my next book, Hello, Stranger: How to Welcome the …
New Pod-Class on Philosophy: The Arts of Living
This week, I’ve started a new, and incredibly fun project: a pod-class called “Philosophy: The Arts of Living”, thanks to …
Writers’ and Activists’ Café in Sofia
This week, with Wind&Bones, I embarked upon a new venture here in Sofia: a weekly café for writers and activists, …
To Express or to Explore? The Art of Nonfiction
Some months ago — in that strange, hushed lull after finishing the manuscript of one book, and starting to think …
Hospitality, Islam and How to Resist Hatred: a piece in Heated Magazine
At the age of eighteen, I travelled to Pakistan, where I spent nine months, teaching in a school and then …
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The Exorcism of Nay Pyi Taw on BBC Travel
Myanmar’s new capital city of Nay Pyi Taw is a strange, half-deserted place. A city of wide spaces occupied by …
