So it’s goodbye to Frankfurt for another year. Here’s to the Frankfurter schnitzel, Asbach Uralt, overcast skies and @lufthansagroup.bsky.social flying me home on this venerable lady of the skies.

Annual splurge on luxury notebooks that will last me until next year. And at a special #FrankfurtBookFair price!

Strolling back to the hotel from dinner in Frankfurt. I shudder to think what goes on at this establishment…

Happy to be back in Frankfurt for another year!

I visited with Prof. Kitagawa several times while working for Nature Publishing group in Japan. Beyond delighted that his groundbreaking work has finally been recognized! Kyoto University and all Japan will celebrate! #ChemistryNobel2025 #nobelprize2025

Lunchtime when working from home and your wife is a restaurant chef.

AI peer review needs to be peer-reviewed... www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/ai-p...

Off to Philly for a client meeting.

A full house on Day 2 of the Mathematical Association of America MathFest 2025 meeting for Prof. Terence Tao’s plenary Earl Raymond Hedrick Lecture on Machine Assisted Proofs. As predicted, your correspondant is fanboying like a good ‘un.

Now worried as I have only brought pretty light reading material

Excited to be on the way to the Mathematical Association of America #MathFest25 meeting in Sacramento, CA. My first time at this event and also in the city. And if anyone is thinking of breaking into my house while I’m away, be aware that this fearsome watchdog is on duty.

The Mathematical Association of America is looking for the next editor of its member magazine, MAA FOCUS, from 2026. The role is part-time with compensation in the form of course release hours or a stipend. More information about the role can be found at maa.org/join-the-maa...

Here are Akabana Consulting we’re a lean and dynamic outfit, and although we don’t have a whole host of employee benefits, we do have a small on-site petting zoo.

So now it’s 2025 a date that sounds so futuristic. However, I can’t help remembering that back in the 70’s when I was a boy, my books and magazines promised us personal jet packs and flying cars by 2000 and here we are a quarter century later and still waiting…

Happy holidays! It's been a busy year for us: six conferences, interesting projects with valued existing clients and forging relationships with new ones. We've also been fortunate to join important new research integrity initiatives with leading industry groups. See you in 2025!