Robin TurnerinSensible Marks of IdeasThe Boundaries of FantasyIf you look at all the different things that are called fantasy — and I mean just in the context of fantasy literature, not sexual…Nov 5, 2020Nov 5, 2020
Robin TurnerinSensible Marks of IdeasMagic Numbers #3: 10,000I have an ambivalent relationship with Malcolm Gladwell (a relationship of which he is naturally unaware). On the one hand, I love his…Nov 27, 2019Nov 27, 2019
Robin TurnerinSensible Marks of IdeasMagic numbers #2: Dunbar’s NumbarThere is a phenomenon in anthropology known as Dunbar’s number, after its creator, Robin Dunbar, who speculated that there was a…Sep 29, 2019Sep 29, 2019
Robin TurnerinSensible Marks of IdeasMagic Numbers #1: The Tragic Yet Inspiring Story of Vilfredo ParetoPareto’s Law, Pareto’s Principle or, more popularly, the 80/20 rule, is all over the place these days, yet few give much thought to the…Sep 28, 2019Sep 28, 2019
Robin TurnerinSensible Marks of IdeasAre E-sports Really Sports?An answer to Jim Parry’s “E-sports Are Not Sports”Jan 11, 2019Jan 11, 2019
Robin TurnerHarry Potter and the Spitting Haredim: How religion can make us moral or submoralNote: this is a mash-up of two posts that originally appeared on livejournal.com in 2012.Oct 9, 2018Oct 9, 2018
Robin TurnerinSensible Marks of IdeasPlayers or Fighters?A ludological look at t'ai chi and mixed martial artsJul 29, 2018Jul 29, 2018
Robin TurnerinSensible Marks of IdeasBritish ValuesAfter saying “enough is enough” in the manner of an exasperated nanny dealing with naughty children, Theresa May tells us that terrorism…Jun 6, 2017Jun 6, 2017
Robin TurnerinSensible Marks of IdeasBrexiteseAs a militant Remainer, I felt a thrill of anticipation when my Google news app came up with “The powerful forces of the pro-EU lobby have…Dec 8, 2016Dec 8, 2016
