Goodison Park’s 10 most iconic matchesThe second leg of the semi final of the Cup Winners Cup lives in inherited folklore as the best ever atmosphere at Goodison Park. We beat…1d ago1d ago
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Planning beats probability — Part 2I recently published an overview of Everton’s 2023 relegation battle, and I made the argument that our innate attempt to predict the…Mar 4, 20242Mar 4, 20242
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Creating good multiple-choice question examsI can remember encountering multiple-choice questions (MCQs) as a student — I assumed that the instructor was neglecting their duties as…Feb 5, 2021Feb 5, 2021
Which way forward for Belarus?On Sunday, August 9th the people of Belarus will go to the polls for the 6th Presidential election since independence. The incumbent is…Jul 31, 2020Jul 31, 2020
Enlightened Management“Progress is sustainable, indefinitely. But only by people who engage in a particular kind of thinking and behaviour — the problem-solving…Jun 25, 2020Jun 25, 2020
