I gave two talks on my works recently, a first one at RWTH Aachen (in the local cosmology plus astroparticle journal club, on my seven hints paper), and a second one at the University of Padova (on “Searching for dark energy off the beaten track”, slides here). The seminar in Padova was actually my first in-person seminar in nearly 4 years, after years of Zoom seminars. It was very nice to visit Padova after many years, and interact with what is probably one of the best (and biggest) cosmology groups in Italy. Both talks were followed by lively discussions which left lots of food for thought (and projects).