“Only Connect”

The tagline, “Only Connect”, a fragment from E. M. Forster, provides a motto for this personal site, which serves as a sandbox and a hub, connecting my public health practice to extracurricular fields of interest.

I use this site to compile my occasional writing and speeches, my peer-reviewed papers, my coding experiments, and my updated résumé. Do subscribe to my RSS/Atom feed if you are so inclined.

Latest Posts

  • Seasons of Silo: spirals of (contr)addiction 6 Sept 2026 · Lab
    I came to Silo all scepticwise and ended up proper deep-down hooked. Then my rassoodock started itching: who makes the paper, mends the taps, trains the medics, and why do all these shut-away silos still govoreet the same English? So I built a systems map.
  • AI or Not AI? Conversations with My Agents 22 Apr 2026 · Blog
    “Fear is not a strategy.” That line became the centre of a short video I made for a session on artificial intelligence and public health at the 75th Public Health Scientific Congress in Germany on 22 April 2026
  • A Small Change Behind the Scenes 10 Apr 2026 · Lab
    I have moved this site from Lektor to Astro with Pages CMS, keeping the same design while making it a little easier to publish frequent updates.
  • POLITICO - Curbing the Rise of NCDs 22 Nov 2025 · Blog
    (POLITICO Health Care Summit 2025) Stine Bosse, Stefan Schreck, Alex de Giorgio-Miller and I, moderated by Rory O'Neill, discussed the new EU CVD Action Plan.
  • Justice, Science, and Passion 21 Nov 2025 · Blog
    I addressed the PDGN meeting at the Malta Parliament on 15 Nov 2025. My theme: justice, science, and passion as motivators behind the Global Diabetes Compact.
  • Doubting Wisely 10 Nov 2025 · Blog
    I spoke on the uses of doubt in public health leadership, at the Sixth European Public Health Leadership Course run by the Quality of Care Centre, Athens, WHO/Europe.
  • PyLadies, PacMan, and Public Health 17 Aug 2025 · Blog
    My reflections on the EuroPython 2025 adventure: language, community, a personal journey, and a paradox.
  • Community at the Heart 17 Aug 2025 · Blog
    The ubiquity of PyLadies, the Conference Code of Conduct, the youthful energy of EuroPython, an invitation to pitch in... and to ignore the haters, plus a sneak preview of The Python Documentary.