Around the world

Going through their basement in Kalmar, my parents found a commemorative poster entitled “Around the world in 80 conferences” that I was given by my fellow PhD students and colleagues when graduating in December 2010. To my surprise, this is the first time that it has found its way onto the blog. Fifteen years later, I still remember the warmth and appreciation that I felt that cold winter day.

Maintaining our weekend tradition of Saturday half marathons, Anna and I ran nine kilometres on asphalt followed by twelve on trails, before jumping into Delsjön for a refreshing swim. With most people still sleeping in, we had Kotången entirely to ourselves. On the topic of being naked, Göteborgsposten recently ran an intriguing series on how quickly norms are changing in Sweden, noting that few kids today even shower after physical education. The ubiquitous presence of smartphones and the import of puritan norms from the US may explain part of this shift, though there are surely other reasons as well.