IO cover

Now this is what I'd characterize as a cool cover for a world-leading academic journal. And it's actually the first article in the issue! Never in my wildest dreams did I ever ...

I was in a very difficult position three years ago. I had just come out of the cancer treatment and was suffering from different side-effects. My work in Taiwan was really useless, teaching political science to technology students who lacked any incentive to read or listen. I tried to come up with a way to improve my life. The only thing I could think of was to write, write and write, so I did, and this IO article is one of the results. This article is one of the ways in which I returned to life. It feels really great.