Yesterday’s poll that we posted on YouTube received a surprisingly large response. 16,000 people had voted by early this morning, and the message was clear:
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Top-down and bottom-up thinking
I have referred to top-down thinking in a post on this blog today, and that does, I think, require me to explain what I mean
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The importance of enlightenment
I discussed whether I should publish the articles that I have put out on autism, ADHD, AuDHD and related issues this morning with somebody who
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Neuro-nontypicality: the background to this morning’s post
I do not apologise for the length of the post that I have published today, analysing an article in the Financial Times discussing the prevalence
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The FT’s analysis of autism and ADHD prevalence is deeply worrying
I have, for a while, thought that John Burn-Murdoch, who works for the Financial Times, is one of the best statistical journalists in the business.
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Economics is not about money
Most people think that economics is about money, that government spending is constrained by tax, and that public services must always come second to “balancing
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Is the UK about to investigate Trump’s interference in UK politics?
I loved this juxtaposition of two headlines in an FT newsletter last night: Does that mean the UK is about to investigate Trump’s interference in
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Doctors, strikes and the failures of Wes Streeting and Labour
The confirmation that resident doctors will strike over Christmas was entirely predictable, as Roy Lilley has noted in his NHS-related daily email today. An 83.2
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Glossary entries: tax and the reasons to tax
Every time I look at this blog’s glossary, I seem to note more gaps or omissions than explanations that I need, even though there are
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