Author Archives: Sydney

My brother, Adam, and I took Katherine to a nearby play center the other day.  Adam and I both carried cameras (and, as you can see below, we took pictures all while she played), but most of the pictures still … Continue reading →

Here’s an interesting paper by researchers who modelled the behaviour of a two-party or coalition parliament and showed that such a parliament is most effective (in terms of number of laws passed and social welfare achieved) if a certain proportion … Continue reading →

Here’s an example of what Katherine and Nathaniel have to look forward to: http://www.newappsblog.com/2011/09/are-children-intuitive-mathematical-platonists-.html. I can’t wait.

Erin tells me the exam went really well. All the more impressive, considering our two lovely children determined to hijack our careers.

A while back people were worrying about what Hurricane Katia might do. As it turned out, Katia never came onshore in the US. It did, however, remain a large, powerful storm as it made its way across the Atlantic, thereby … Continue reading →

We had a good time in Arkansas, spending time with my aunt and uncle, various cousins, and my grandmother.  We took the 12-hour drive in two days, both going down and coming back, and both kids were really good: Katherine … Continue reading →

During our first week in Iowa I took the kids down to the local library.  It’s a place that has come to mean a lot to our family: Dad plays music there with a group a couple of mornings a … Continue reading →

One of whom just left her grandchildren to return home (and is missing them terribly) and one of whom is counting down the days until they arrive (and is missing them terribly). Erin

We arrived in Wengen, Switzerland, after sunset; this is the view that greeted us when we woke up in the morning: The following morning was cloudier; who would have known there were snow-covered mountains here? At the train station, waiting … Continue reading →

Katherine had a chance to expand her vocabulary over the last two weeks.  After a couple of days she readily started calling Dora and Henry, collectively, “Gran-grand.”  She also got a chance to try out “bus,” “train,” “choo-choo,” and “airplane.”  … Continue reading →