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A personal page where I post stories trying to explain things I find interesting — usually while I'm still working them out myself.
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Light in Space
Follow light from the Sun through dark space to the first galaxies, and explore what it can tell us about the universe.
How Far Can Almgren’s Speed Take Him?
Andreas Almgren is making his marathon debut in New York. How far can his speed take him over 42,195 metres?
What Is a Tactical Vote for the Liberals Worth?
What happens to parliamentary seats when voters vote tactically for Sweden’s Liberal Party? A visual experiment ahead of the 2026 election.
Can we predict the next stock market crash?
Recent headlines have warned about a possible AI bubble. This story looks at the evidence behind those warnings, revisits the market-crash episodes of 1929, 1987 and 2007–09, and explores the limits of forecasting the next one.
The Board Has Changed
The Swedish housing market, seen through Monopoly. Starts with the streets and prices of the 1937 Stockholm edition, then follows the game into housing prices, ownership, taxes and debt, and who gets a chance to enter the market at all.
The Birth Lottery
What wealth actually is, how it gets created, and how much of your own share was settled the day you were born. Starts on an island with one inhabitant, ends on a wheel you spin to be born somewhere at random — weighted by where the world's babies are really born.
The Flap of a Wing
The butterfly effect and Europe's new extreme weather. Opens on a yellow butterfly over a sunlit meadow, which you scroll into a thunderstorm — then follows the nudge into heat, floods and fire.