Driven by purpose

Three lives shaped by conviction

Perspective Media
December 28, 2025

THIS WEEK’S DEEP DIVE
Mid-life fever
BY DR PATRICIA CAMPBELL

Dr Patricia Campbell returns to Tamil Nadu after 30 years, retracing the journey that led her from undergraduate researcher to infectious disease specialist. Inspired by the legendary Dr Jack Preger's departure from Kolkata, she reflects on career-defining moments, the urgent crisis of antibiotic resistance, and the "febrile kind of midlife vertigo" that comes with approaching freedom to choose what's next.

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My working day is like a trip to the zoo: bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi have evolved their own individual characters and potential for harm

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The Interview: Ben Delo

From expelled primary school student to Britain's youngest self-made billionaire, Ben Delo's journey was powered by an early obsession with mathematics and coding. Living in the same Hong Kong flat for twelve years despite his crypto fortune, he reflects on following inner conviction, the importance of mathematical truth and why he's dedicating his wealth to defending academic freedom.

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“The closest I will get to God is mathematical truth”

BEN DELO

Reputations: Lady Ottoline Morrell

Biographer Miranda Seymour explores why she was drawn to write about Lady Ottoline Morrell, the aristocrat who rejected conventional society to create a legendary salon for writers and artists. Despite being mocked for her eccentric appearance and unconventional choices, Ottoline lived by her maxim "Conventionality is deadness", courageously nurturing the talents of T.S. Eliot, Virginia Woolf and DH Lawrence.

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“It is indeed a damnably difficult thing to live fully, richly, gorgeously and yet courageously”

LADY OTTOLINE MORRELL

Featured Podcast: How to Save It

Uplifting news from our friends at Whitley Fund for Nature

What makes a person dedicate their life to saving a frog? Or switch from protecting iconic species like gorillas in Rwanda – to cranes? What would you do if fields of local orchids just disappeared and you knew who was trafficking them?

Narrated by wildlife broadcaster Kate Humble and WFN Founder Edward Whitley, Season 2 of How to Save It speaks to the conservationists whose life choices are sustaining the wildlife and ecosystems we need to survive.

WFN Ambassador Kate Humble and WFN Founder Edward Whitley recording Season 2 of “How to Save It”

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Driven by purpose

Three lives shaped by conviction