About

Hi, I’m Adam! I was born in 1993, grew up in a little Sussex village called Turners Hill, moved to Brighton in 2011 to study maths at university, and never left.

Work

I run a data and analytics consultancy called The Brighton Data Company with my friend Geeta. Between us we’ve worked with brands like Google, EDF Energy, Waitrose, All Saints, Springer Nature and Lush—if you’d like to work with us, please get in touch.

I used to run my own consultancy called Cybersyn and before that was Head of Implementation for Measurelab.

Activism

After many years of intense involvement with causes and organisations of various kinds, I'm currently taking a break. Doubtless I will be back soon.

Writing

I write about a lot of different things, though most posts pertain in some way to technology, politics or culture. At this point I would usually link to some representative example posts but because I've got a fondness for deleting the things I make I can't do that just yet.

I have written for several other outlets in the past, and wrote a webcomic which my dad illustrated, all now sadly lost to time and linkrot.

Music

I sing and play keyboard instruments to varying degrees of proficiency. I used to play the tuba and would like to again someday. I’m currently in a band called Ego Death Birthday Girl and part of the musical team at the Chapel Royal.

Podcasts

I have hosted a podcast about things and stuff called Memetic Hazard with Josef Kenny since 2014.

I have hosted a podcast about science fiction books called Calendrical Rot with Shonalika since 2024.

From 2015-17, I hosted Comet Boots, a podcast about comic books, with James Wheeler.

What's with the blog name?

The name of the blog is a slight misquote of Psalm 30, as slightly misquoted by Eugene Debs in his statement to the court upon being convicted of violating the Sedition Act.

It used to be a slight misquote of a hymn lyric, but I guess I'm feeling a bit more optimistic these days.

Contact

If you find anything I write about interesting and want to talk about it, or just to talk in general, you can get in contact via email at adam AT englebright DOT co DOT uk. I have found reaching out to writers in this way to be tremendously rewarding, so if you have the slightest inclination to do so, I would strongly encourage you to do so for me.

I no longer have public-facing social media, except Pinboard where I post links to specific things I've read and found interesting.