Sugar – a glimpse at the complexity of modern Fiji An ethnographic novel that provides a much-needed “hard” approach to literary fiction, Narain & Phillips provide a glimpse between the layers of urban Fijian society. By Andrew Irvin (A note of disclaimer: as detailed within the book, everyone knows everyone through someone in the islands, […]
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Gleaming the Tube – on pneumatic transport Nature abhors a vacuum — a brief examination of pneumatic propulsion technology for human and cargo transport purposes (originally published on Medium) By Andrew Irvin Gleaming the Tube — a brief examination of pneumatic propulsion technology for human and cargo transport purposes. I’ve been engaged in conservation efforts
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“Born Every Minute” – on speculative sample sizes and wishful thinking The apocryphal P.T. Barnum quote receives an update to address the modern American electorate By Andrew Irvin (Note: I wrote this prior to the first Trump presidency – it seems that credulity metrics alone cannot account for the political climate in the United States
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