Well read in 2024
The top three, and bottom two
Of 23 posts in 2024 one stood out. It had violence, misogyny, and the name recognition of the most famous royal narcissist - King Henry VIII -
Next was a very 21st century issue - how automation and also AI will come into our jobs, and change our lives -
Then, a quirky story about what is normal, and what is exceptional - based on classic research by Ernest O’Boyle and Herman Aguinis, on the non-normal distribution of outstanding performance -
Non-normal
An illustration of the steep drop from the peak to the plains: A somewhat idealised view of Mount Taranaki, Charles Heaphy, 1840
Way less popular was my analysis of who were the outstanding coaches of New Zealand’s Super Rugby teams, a fascination not shared by too many of my readers -
And a look at how social trends contribute to violence - too dark perhaps?
The Dark Side of Social Trends
Image: Departure of the Tofua, Auckland 1959; kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz
Join me for more hits (and occasional misses) in 2025.





