I’ve mentioned my … appreciation … for the Operative from Serenity more than a few times. Usually in the context of “It’s a damn good thing I don’t […]
business / business of writing / economics / sociology
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What I Learned About Society From Amanda Palmer
I summed up a lot of how I felt about the recent furor around AFP’s “beer and hugs”-gate last week. I’m continuing my own observations here to clarify […]
science fiction / sociology
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You are Wikus. You are the Colonel: District 9’s lessons and perspective on the Milgram Experiment
I just watched District 9 for the second time; this time with my son. (I’ve been aggressively saturating him with good sf/f movies…) And two things stuck out for […]
rant / sociology
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Tell everyone about the flaws they’re painfully aware of this holiday season!
At least, that’s damn near what the UK’s National Obesity Forum and International Chair on Cardiometabolic Risk is telling people, as per this article: “Tell loved ones they […]
psychology / sociology
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We Don’t Have to Make Sense All The Time; Neither Do Other People
I talked some yesterday about the practical living-your-life problems with assuming other people are always acting intentionally with their own self-interest in mind. But there’s a scientific reason […]
psychology / sociology
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Game theory needs to add “stupidity theory” to its playbook
Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.