10th Anniversary of #mybrushwithdeath

 I honestly can’t really believe its 10 years since my brush with death. Its been a long time and something I will never ever forget, 10 years ago after the general election of 2010. Will never forget how different the world was after I woke up in hospital and someone (pretty sure it was…

Facing redundancy with a list of tasks

[caption id="attachment_57138" align="alignnone" width="1280"] Eugen Rochko and Myself at Fosdem 2025[/caption] I wrote a blog post about how I have been since August 2024, when I first learned my position at BBC R&D was at risk and likely to close. Now its March and a lot has happened… My position is still going to close…

Should we all say I love you to friends?

I found this video and was pretty impressed with the conversation between Simon and Noah. There is a lot to unpack in the video but there was a question in the discussion which myself and my partner talked a lot about afterwards. Especially the question… Should we all say I love you to friends? Its…

A review of my 2023 resolutions

[caption id="attachment_55562" align="alignnone" width="840"] My lovely partner and me[/caption] 2023 has been a super busy year. This is the year when the United Kingdom and the freedoms we held tightly fell a part. Like last year the strikes haven’t stopped and the cost of living crisis  isn’t going anywhere. I have avoided Covid but opted…

Excessive energy drink use, symptoms include…

[caption id="attachment_22389" align="alignnone" width="600"] What Caffeine looks like under a microscope[/caption] There was a time when I would consume upwards of 5-14 cans of redbull every night on a weekend, while going out clubbing and raving. So many I would add Tabasco sauce to slow me down if I was in a bar not a…

10 years of Inception

Inception is a special film for me. 10 years since I left hospital, bought my flat and one of the first films I saw was Inception at the Manchester IMAX and was blown away, so watched it and again and again (hey I was signed off with a brain injury – Inception was helping me)…

A shared passion for the brain

How to Retrain Your Brain was my 3rd Funzing talk I have been to. The 1st I wasn’t that impressed with, while the 2nd one (Neuroscience of Decision Making) was great. With my interest in power of the brain. I’m happy to say retrain your brain was I had no heard of Lisa Upton but…

APRIL FOOLS Herb Kim is fine: SORRY!

Updated on April 1st – 1159 BST It started out as a weird idea I had while looking into bulletproof coffee. I wanted to give it a try but realized most of it including coconut milk and other things which would put me in hospital for a long time. This got me thinking, imagine if Dave Asprey suddenly discovered a…