Mind the Gap

Ireland is the second richest country in Europe, and this week a single protest shut it down. Here's why.

Apr 13 • Sinéad O’Sullivan

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Further from Earth

On Artemis II and the meaninglessness of the space industry

Apr 2 • Sinéad O’Sullivan

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March 2026

Trickle-Down Gastronomy: Japan

How Japan solved the problem that Western dining is only now discovering

Mar 17 • Sinéad O’Sullivan

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Foundations

A short introduction to the research that informs my writing here

Mar 5 • Sinéad O’Sullivan

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February 2026

Trickle-Down Gastronomy (ii)

Michelin Stars are no longer serving their intended purpose, making them tired and boring. So what is the problem that the next big chef will solve…

Feb 24 • Sinéad O’Sullivan

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The Islamic Architecture of Economic Limits

How economic systems betray their own ideals, and whether an ancient Islamic alternative might actually work

Feb 13 • Sinéad O’Sullivan

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The Mirage of Compensation

Rethinking Globalization: On Branko Milanović’s "The Great Global Transformation"

Feb 11 • Sinéad O’Sullivan

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Trickle-Down Gastronomy (i)

The political economy of culinary innovation and fine-dining restaurants

Feb 6 • Sinéad O’Sullivan

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January 2026

How To Become a Mathematical Genius

What mathematics reveals about intelligence, intuition, and modern failure

Jan 21 • Sinéad O’Sullivan

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Beware Killer LLMs!

The apocalyptic algorithms that signal the end of ChatGPT's growth

Jan 20 • Sinéad O’Sullivan

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$100B Companies As Coordination Artifacts

And the general reasons why such companies seem to exist disproportionately in the Bay Area

Jan 5 • Sinéad O’Sullivan

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Long Live The King

On Curtis Yarvin and Silicon Valley’s recurring dream of absolute authority

Jan 3 • Sinéad O’Sullivan

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