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August 31, 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.

www.perspectivemedia.com/lady-ottoline-morrell

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

LADY OTTOLINE MORRELL

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