Contrary slogans:part 1

Ideas are complicated - should slogans help or hinder?

The power of stories 2

This time it's personal

Theory of the day 3

Almost all opinions should be expansive, not reductive

The power of stories

Includes a brief mention of the history of the word 'meme'.

What is intelligence?

A post for my friend, who thinks I'm smarter than she is. This is one of the very rare times she's wrong.

Theory of the day 2

PhDs are vocational qualifications

Intersectionality and computer games

I had a post drafted, and then John Scalzi wrote it in the past.

Is masculinity changing?

Probably, and it's not surprising if people are finding this difficult

I, a feminist, have a guilty music habit

Bloody feminists, talking about society and the patriarchy all the time...

There's no such thing as a synonym

Please stop asking me what words mean

Music and craft

A more serious post on music and musicality

Learning in the workplace

No, you weren't born knowing that

Theory of the day

You only get up to 14 areas of expertise

A blog? Really?

I now have a blog. How very 20 years ago.