It has been a little while since I last posted on 52 Science Stories, so this feels like a good moment to say hello again, and to explain the quiet.
I have not stepped away from eDNA, nor from the work of sharing how it can deepen biodiversity monitoring and ecological understanding. Far from it. Over the coming months, I’ll be sharing new work with colleagues in Ghana, Kenya, and the UK, using eDNA to track pollinators and pests in ways that genuinely excite me.
But something else has been happening in the background.
Between writing about insects, ecology, and science, a pattern kept resurfacing. The smallest creatures seemed to carry the largest lessons. Lessons about work, discipline, systems, wisdom, and how life holds together. I tried to set the thought aside, but it wouldn’t oblige.
So, over the past few months, I’ve been writing a very different kind of book. One that surprised me as much as it reshaped me. It explores wisdom, work, faith, and the quiet logic of our lives. All this was revealed through some of the smallest creatures in creation – insects.
It’s called The Kingdom of Small Things.
Before it formally launches later in the year (with bells and whistles), I wanted to share this first with the community that has shaped me. I could think of none better than those who’ve read 52 Science Stories, walked alongside the ideas, and offered steady encouragement from the margins. All I ask is this: read it, and if it resonates, share a reflection or a review. Not for my sake, but because I believe the message itself matters.
This is not a science book. It’s not a leadership manual. And it isn’t motivational in the usual sense. I think of it as a book about learning to see again. About noticing the intelligence woven into creation. Especially in five insects we tend to overlook: the ant, the bee, the locust, the dung beetle, and the butterfly.
📍 In Kenya, physical copies will be available from mid-January. DM me if you would like a copy, and I will respond within the day.
📍 Worldwide, the book is available on Amazon Kindle as an eBook and will soon be available to order in paperback. Here is the link.
Over the following weeks, I will be sharing some delightful insights from and about the book.
Thank you for being so supportive over the past year. I am genuinely very grateful.
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