Is Your Dog Secretly Judging Your Life Choices? Science Says Yes
New research shows dogs can be optimists or pessimists — and it affects how they behave. Find out what your dog’s emotional outlook says about them (and about you).
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Surviving the Methodology Chapter: A Guide for the Emotionally Shattered
Struggling with thesis writing? Discover the five emotional stages of surviving the methodology chapter — from academic rage to existential dread — with just a hint of biscuit-fuelled despair.
Empathy Training for Sociopaths: What HR Departments Really Mean When They Say “We’re Here to Help”
A brutally honest, darkly humorous look at Human Resources as the corporate hive mind. Why HR isn’t your friend, and what really happens behind those “just checking in” emails.
Tick Here to Be Heard: The Survey Paradox and the Cult of Organisational Listening
Explore the absurdity and hidden power dynamics of staff surveys with this witty sociological takedown. From performative listening to Excel-based emotion, we dissect how institutions pretend to care—one tick box at a time.
Quietly Different
A witty, thoughtful reflection on discovering you’re autistic later in life—navigating masking, awkward conversations, and the quiet joy of finally understanding yourself. Weird doesn’t mean wrong.
Grounded Theory: Making It Up As You Go Along (But With Integrity)
Grounded Theory: the beloved chaos engine of qualitative research. This witty deep dive explores the strange brilliance of making up your theory as you go—complete with NVivo-induced despair, reflexive diary entries, and the comforting lie of theoretical saturation.
The Rolling Death of Workplace Introductions: A Sociological Study in Social Survival
Workplace introductions are a bureaucratic ritual we all suffer through. From Goffman’s performance theory to Foucault’s power structures, this humorous sociological analysis explores why the dreaded “go around the table” exercise exists—and why we will never escape it.
The Great Executive Dysfunction Heist: Stealing Productivity from My Future Self
Executive dysfunction is the fine art of knowing exactly what you need to do, having every intention of doing it, and still not doing it. This deep dive explores why tasks don’t happen until the last possible second—and why Future You is always the real victim.