The ’80s called: Usborne Puzzle Adventures
I've recently been thoroughly enjoying redoing the Usborne Puzzle Adventure series with my son (just turned 6). He's at the age where he can do some of the puzzles by…
Month: February 2020
Cooperation and Defection in the SSC Prisoner’s Dilemma
In this year's Slate Star Codex annual survey Scott Alexander tabled a prisoner's dilemma exercise with a difference: there was real money at stake. Two of the several thousand people…
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Why the Gods of Brexit smile upon Tim Shipman
There's a classic structure common to many science-fiction or fantasy trilogies, which is perhaps epitomised by the original Star Wars trilogy. In the first installment, the protagonists are introduced and…
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No, you are not of ‘greater moral value’
I loathe the expression 'check your privilege' - it serves entirely to silence debate and foster division - but I did have an occasion yesterday when I truly understood the…
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What really makes a difference in tackling climate change
There's a very good article which a friend shared recently which talks about how we are coming close to 'peak Carbon' - the point at which global carbon emissions start…