D&D Alignment Survey
A survey to determine how consistently people interpret D&D alignments - looking at a range of fictional and historical characters. Those who play the role-playing game D&D - and even…
Tag: Society
Mental Health and the Progressive Parenting Paradox
Let's imagine that convincing evidence emerged that being vegetarian was significantly better for your health than eating a healthy, balanced omnivorous diet. I'm talking significantly better here: extending life expectancy…
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The Worm’s-Eye View and Outcome Indifference
Why is everything broken? Why does it take 12 years to build an offshore wind-farm, despite sky-rocketing energy prices and cross-party consensus that we need more? Why are we tolerating…
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Social Conservatism and the Arc of History
"The arc of the moral universise is long, but it bends towards justice," said Martin Luther King in a speech given over half a century - a phrase given new…
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How Institutions Evolve
This week I went to the UPP Foundation's annual dinner, at which the President of Tulane University made a speech. This was interesting for a number of reasons, not least…
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Who’s Rich? Survey results
Thank you to everyone who took part in the survey a couple of weeks ago about who was rich, looking at a variety of fictional characters and case studies. The…
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Are the Dursleys rich?
NOTE THAT THE SURVEY IS NOW CLOSED - THANK YOU TO ALL WHO TOOK PART. RESULTS WILL BE POSTED SHORTLY. A survey to determine who people think are rich -…
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From the Archives
I've added an Archive page to the blog. If you like what you read here, you can help by sharing what I write (I rely on word of mouth for…
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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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Human fallibility and robust institutions
Note: I began writing this post before the election; I finished it after. I've indicated where the break is. It's amazing that a system of a billion weasels trying to…