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Hi everyone, Gus here.
Thanks for your patience over the last few weeks—we know the publishing schedule has been a little patchy, and we appreciate your understanding. I was celebrating my 40th birthday with friends and family in South Africa and also managed to jam in a visit to Vancouver to speak at TED.
Here are a few photos of the talk, which we're looking forward to sharing with you when it comes out next week. We're back to regular programming now. Buckle up for a pretty dense edition, there's been a lot to catch up on!
In which I do my best Dr Evil impersonation.
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