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Knowledge without wisdom
I don't think it would have all got me quite so down if just once in a while—just once in a while—there was at least some polite little perfunctory…
Nov 21, 2021
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When universities forgot how to say no
Academic freedom is inseparable from professional responsibility.
Feb 6
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A Christmas Carol
Why a book so often dismissed as sentimental has never gone out of print—and what our discomfort with being moved says about us.
Dec 24, 2025
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The ghost in the machine
Why we keep talking as if we have two minds — and why it matters.
Dec 5, 2025
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Getting dumber: the reverse Flynn effect and the politics of denial
For decades, humanity appeared to be getting smarter. Then, inconveniently, it wasn’t. IQs are now sliding backwards, and instead of asking why, we’ve…
Oct 31, 2025
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The Age of Bullshit
May 22, 2025
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We pretend to teach, and students pretend to learn
Oct 14, 2025
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Getting dumber: the reverse Flynn effect and the politics of denial
Oct 31, 2025
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Between Patience and Fortitude
Jul 9, 2025
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The bullshit detector’s survival guide
Sep 22, 2025
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Revival: Knowledge without wisdom
Jun 23, 2025
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We pretend to teach, and students pretend to learn
In our brave new AI world, academics pretend to teach, students pretend to learn and administrators pretend it all adds up to something called higher…
Oct 14, 2025
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The bullshit detector’s survival guide
In a world of waffle and weasel words, plain speaking is a small act of rebellion. Here are seven ways to recognise bullshit, challenge it, and, if…
Sep 22, 2025
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Degrees of difficulty
Universities are struggling. Staff see livelihoods at risk, students see disruption, and managers see balance sheets collapsing. Everyone is right …
Sep 15, 2025
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Beyond diagnosis: building a mental health system that works
A landmark disability scheme was built on compassion, but captured by a “cash for diagnosis” culture. This is not just a budget problem. It is a human…
Sep 1, 2025
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The world is turning classical
The world is turning classical. Not everywhere. Not all at once. But unmistakably - and just in time.
Aug 13, 2025
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Our daily bread (and other dangerous substances)
Your dinner doesn’t need an app or a PhD, just something to eat, something to drink, and a little gratitude. This is a story about science, food, and…
Aug 7, 2025
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Favourites from the Wiser Every Day archive (in case you missed them)
Our most-read essays so far—still free to read and share.
Jul 18, 2025
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