Choosing your targets: notes on Brown (2019)In this essay I wish to share some thoughts on Wendy Brown’s 2019 book, In the Ruins of Neoliberalism.Mar 1Mar 1
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…Feb 3Feb 3
The power of ideas: notes on Zubok (2021)Recently I read “Collapse: the fall of the Soviet Union” by Vladislav Zubok. It is an impressive work — career defining — and packed full…Dec 12, 2024Dec 12, 2024
Probability estimates don’t always help decision making.In Spring 2011 Barack Obama had to decide whether to approve a US Navy SEAL raid on the compound in Abbottabad that was believed to be the…May 16, 2024May 16, 2024
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
Planning beats probability — Part 1In 2023 Everton were in a relegation battle. The team I support were in danger of dropping out of the Premier League, and I was…Mar 4, 20243Mar 4, 20243
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
