Data stories
In-depth looks at the data I keep on myself: the long reads behind the numbers, refreshed every so often as the data grows.
The pandemic and a war, in my fuel receipts
Seven years of pump receipts for one small car: a wild petrol-price rollercoaster, the miles quietly stacking up to almost twice around the Earth, and what it really costs to keep moving.
Read the storyThe most-logged thing in my diet is coffee
An unbroken daily food diary since 2019, kept through a Crohn's diagnosis, surgery and the gym, by someone who finds the data far more interesting than the eating.
Read the storyThe year I flew somewhere new every month
Every flight I can still find a record of: two a year for ages, then a brand-new European city every month, all the budget hops and one accidental A380, adding up to barely a week off the ground.
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