Missives
Keep track of what's happened since you were last here with the newsletters and the changelog.
January 31, 2021
Changelog
Sorry for the hiatus. Site is no longer static. I made it into a web app. It might take a while to straighten out the kinks because I’m hanging on by the seat of my pants coding this thing. That said, look forward to more fun features.
The first fun feature is the Marginalia. See also the new sections on the home page, updated now with the latest content.
Updated: why, much like the cupboard under the stairs, your brain might be nothing more than a happy accident.
January 16, 2021
Changelog
New article on the value of Duckworth’s narrative about motivation, community, and success—Grit.
Update to the loneliness epidemic.
Update to IQ is meaningless.
Donation process formalised—no more long email conversations about how to do that, unless you actually want to. Accepting bitcoin and paypal. Links scattered around the place.
RSS feed moved to here. Redirects in place. Hopefully not too annoying for you all.
Google Analytics removed from the website. Privacy policy updated.
January 11, 2021
Changelog
The nature/nurture debate is entirely misleading. Genetics is nurture.
Update to the impact of social isolation on our genetics.
January 3, 2021
Changelog
Updated the forer effect article: the reason why astrology is so sexy to us.
Move newsletter from mailchimp to Sendy. Took bloody ages.
Happy new year.
December 23, 2020
Changelog
Complete overhaul: Maslow’s hierarchy of needs at is was intended to be interpreted.
Updates to:
The more meaningful origin of the phrase ‘happiness isn’t a destination’.
A simple psychological theory that highlights how little control we really have.
December 14, 2020
Changelog
Goatcounter instance launched for the site for testing against current Google Analytics. Privacy information added to site.
December 5, 2020
Changelog
Monster article on states of consciousness, from the mundane to the drug-induced.
Updates to Female Zealots.
November 25, 2020
Changelog
New article on how unimportant the self really is.
Built the alpineJS library into the website, rather than pulling it in from CDN so users with uMatrix (you masochists) can use the site properly.
November 18, 2020
Changelog
New articles on the nature of personality:
A historical perspective on the fundamental role of elements in personality study.
How your personality is forced upon you.