Category Archives: Journalism

In Aquila Children’s Magazine (ages 7-12), February 2014. The adventures of Thor Heyerdahl Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl crossed the open ocean on wooden rafts, risking his life to prove that people in pre-historic times could have travelled the world. When a young, unknown researcher named Thor Heyerdahl claimed people from South America had travelled toContinue reading “Thor Heyerdahl”

In Aquila Children’s Magazine (ages 7-12), March 2014. Technology in times of crisis The best technology is often the one that’s the simplest, cheapest and easiest to use. Think about it: you don’t want it breaking, you don’t want to spend ages learning how to use it, and you certainly don’t want it to beContinue reading “Technology in times of crisis”

Published in This Is Tomorrow, 2011. Original article here. Matthew Day Jackson: Everything leads to another Hauser & Wirth, London Just as Monet’s paintings of waterlilies were originally presented in a long line, Matthew Day Jackson’s impressions of the surface of the moon stretch out across an entire wall of the Hauser & Wirth gallery.Continue reading “Matthew Day Jackson”

Cover story for Square Mile Magazine, December 2013. Original article here (p75-79). Generation Tech: Interview with James Gill, co-founder and CEO of GoSquared Prufrock Coffee is buzzing even though the lunch rush has come and gone, as James Gill isn’t the only startup CEO who likes hauling up in the airy Clerkenwell cafe to talkContinue reading “Generation Tech”

Sør-Trøndelag, November 2013. Språket nærmest hjertet Ingenting slår å bo i utlandet for å virkelig lære et fremmedspråk. Men hva skjer med morsmålet for nordmenn som har bodd så lenge i utlandet at norsk ikke lenger ruller naturlig av tunga? Vi snakket med Orkdalingene Jonas Fjellvær i Belgia og Eva Frengstad i Australia, samt jentegruppaContinue reading “Språket nærmest hjertet”

Portfolio Magazine, autumn 2013. Original article here. The new world of work The way we work is in a state of flux, as a Big Bang of technology, globalisation and sociological changes is sending shock waves through every aspect of life. We are in the midst of the biggest transformation the world has ever seen, evenContinue reading “The new world of work”

Interviews with alternative investment company founders, leading fund managers and industry experts, published in Hedge Magazine from 2012 to 2020.  * Erik Serrano Berntsen, CEO and co-founder of Stable Asset Management. “I was looking at starting businesses, and it so happened to be hedge fund businesses. […] What excites me is finding people who want to doContinue reading “The Hedge Magazine Interview”

Businesslife, October 2013. Original article (p48-50). Why millennials are skipping university to go straight to the office University is no longer the obvious choice for star candidates once their A-levels are done and the certificate is neatly framed. With soaring tuition fees and declining salary premiums after graduation, talented young people are increasingly choosing toContinue reading “Straight to work”

This Recording, 2013. Original article. Layer of fog The text he sent me yesterday, telling me he misses me and wants to be my friend. I respond I would like that too, but I don’t know how. We sigh, as far as that’s possible to do over text, and then do nothing. That I’m oldContinue reading “Layer of fog”

An ongoing monthly series running from 2012 to 2019, interviewing leading lights among UK technology CEOs, Chairmen, CFOs and investment professionals for Megabuyte.  * Steve Vaughan, CEO of Phoenix IT. “A lot of people have 10% of the answer, cluttered up with lots of things that aren’t part of the answer.” Vaughan’s job is to beContinue reading “The Megabuyte Interview”