by Brandy Cross | Sep 26, 2026 | Blog
Setup–> Punchline It’s the standard joke format we all know. Yet, hidden behind this seemingly simple process, is a wealth of insight into human social behavior and functioning, most importantly into how we use language. A good joke requires...
by Brandy Cross | May 8, 2026 | Blog
A few years ago, I was reading a book (highly unusual of course) and I lost whatever bit of paper I was using as a bookmark. Before you lambast me for littering, which I surely did, because I was on a train, there’s a story there. Because I looked at my...
by Brandy Cross | May 3, 2026 | Blog
Normally when I talk about Frankenstein, the book, I talk about how Frankenstein’s monster is an analogy for postpartum depression. How a teenager gave birth to a child which died, and was revolted – and wondered if that lack of a...
by Brandy Cross | Apr 22, 2026 | Blog
Or the phenomenon of things that are only real in language Most of us have at some point seen some variation of the phrase tomatoes are fruit. “Intelligence is knowing that a tomato is a vegetable. Wisdom...
by Brandy Cross | May 13, 2025 | Blog
On Leisure and Doing Nothing In early capitalism, a working day of 10-14 hours, 6 days per week was the norm for the working class. Today, in most Western countries, those hours are limited to 8 hours per day with an average of 5 working days. ...
