I wish you rest this summer…rather than distraction. And the two are different. Ferreting around the internet on your phone at the end of the day (or in the middle… read more »

It’s called Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging…or fMRI for short. It’s very clever, revealing the activity of our brain through the blood flow. But more than clever, it’s a real friend… read more »

People talk about different foods ‘doing us good’; but so do some emotions. Take, gratitude, for instance: your brain and your body loves it. Why? You may know that the… read more »

The fixed mindset and growth mindset are different; and both have their place as we make our way in the world. You may not even be aware of how you… read more »

Jess and her manager are completing the forms, now Jess’s probationary period is complete. It’s widely regarded as having been successful by those around her; she’s made quite an impression… read more »

Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club Band is now fifty years old. It tops most charts as ‘The greatest album ever’…a remarkable achievement of both song writing and production. But for… read more »

Never mind about May’s ill-fated choice of manifesto in the election. There’s the broader question: how well has Theresa May chosen her friends? With the dust of battle still settling… read more »

It’s election week and we have a choice before us. There are many aspects of our lives we’ve had no choice about, of course. We didn’t choose to be born… read more »

I’m on an early morning run. I approach some buttercups in the long grass of Hampstead Heath, swaying yellow in the breeze. But on the mown grass, next to the… read more »

When the damn was built and the river valley flooded, many old settlements were lost. Houses and homes, lived in for centuries, disappeared; family stories were submerged and whole ways… read more »