Game theory

Predicting the winner of the World Cup is hard. For most people. If only Paul were still alive. He never watched a game of football, learned how to use a spreadsheet or issued a press release about his state-of-the-art machine-learning-based forecasts, yet he was globally renowned for his preternatural ability to predict results at major […]

Because she’s worth it

You may have noticed that the BBC has got itself into a spot of hot water over the amount of licence-fee payers’ money that goes to its so-called ‘talent’. Anyone earning over £150k per year, the PM’s wage, has had their earnings published, revealing a certain number of (unsurprising) discrepancies. Why the level was pegged […]

Management: Part 1

Work is like an ex; someone whose whose incessant demands are resented but who is missed when they are gone. It is a long-term relationship; the average person spends more than half their life at work. Work defines people’s social status, defines income levels and creates a circle of friends. Attitudes to management, as to […]