I'm a philosopher by nature, and a lawyer by training. Currently improving my ability to sing, draw, cook and dance, which is proving delightful.

I've just completed an MA in philosophy and neuroscience, in which I spent most of my time teaching and writing a thesis on emotions. Teaching turned out to be both rewarding and time-consuming.

I'm currently at law school; I've even found a law firm who are willing to give me a job at the end, which was a pleasant surprise.

When I'm not philosophizing or working on law stuff, I tend to be playing tennis, watching terrible movies or singing in a choir.

Philosophy, singing and chin-ups. Also trivia, as a result of which I ended up on University Challenge a few years ago.

Depends entirely on the context, naturally.

Authors: Dostoyevsky, Truman Capote, Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, George Orwell, Stephen Fry, George R. R. Martin, Ovid, Adam Smith, David Hume, John Stuart Mill, Daniel Kahneman.

Movies: Life is Beautiful, Pulp Fiction, anything by Studio Ghibli, 12 Angry Men, Little Miss Sunshine, and many more. I've also been known to enjoy watching The Room.

Shows: Sherlock, Parks and Rec, Louis, Black Books, Fawlty Towers, Firefly, Game of Thrones, Doctor Who, BSG, The Wire.

Music: Chris Thile, The Black Keys, At the Drive-In, Beirut, Explosions in the Sky, Japandroids, Metric, Sun Kil Moon, Streetlight Manifesto, Tom Waits. Above all, The Mountain Goats.

Food: I really got into the craft beer scene while in the US; my favourite at the moment is probably Trois Pistoles by Unibroue or Gulden Draak, a dark Belgian beer. Food-wise, I enjoy experimentation.

1. Family
2. Close friends
3. Good food
4. Exercise
5. Books
6. My mind.

What emotions are, where they come from and how they relate to our sense of right and wrong. Partly as a result of this, I'm currently loving the British sentimentalists, notably David Hume and Adam Smith: they constitute proof (for me at least) that reading philosophy can radically change the way we see the world.

Finding ways to be atypical. Recent highlights include 90s cartoon parties, highland games and steampunk balls. Equally, some of my best memories are of staying up 'til 4am with friends talking about Life, the Universe and Everything.

...if I mention it here, surely it's no longer private?

Today is a day that ends in 'y'.