A friend of mine likes reading murder mysteries. But to enjoy them, he must first find out who the murderer is. Once he knows, he can then go back and… read more »

It doesn’t sound polite, and it isn’t. The German word ‘Fachidiot’ – pronounced ‘Fack-ID-yot’ – refers to someone who has great subject knowledge in one area… but who doesn’t know… read more »

The normal observation when gazing up at the big night sky is something like this: ‘Aren’t the stars fantastic tonight!’ But, as with most normal observations, we’re missing the point…. read more »

The Garden of Sadness is not a place anyone wants to go. We’d always prefer to be happy than sad, and so we try and avoid it. We choose another… read more »

Today, many of us communicate by text and email. It’s very handy to ping messages across the globe at the touch of a button. We even ping them to colleagues… read more »

Teenagers don’t tend to get a good press – whether its sulks, moodiness, excessive risk-taking, bad decision-making or sleeping late. ‘What’s happened to my sweet child?!’ parents ask. But Professor… read more »

You’ll never walk alone is a powerful song to hear sung by Liverpool supporters at Anfield. There’s a great sense of solidarity to it. It must be the best club… read more »

Twelve men will kill themselves today, as twelve do every day, in England and Wales. It is a terrible sentence to write. And words cannot describe the confusion, anger, grief… read more »

Concentration was always celebrated at school…and encouraged. ‘Concentrate, Parke!’ And concentration, or focus, is good for getting things done. As Alexandra Horowitz writes: ‘It eases our cognitive overload by allowing… read more »

Some people drive a car with no idea how it works. This is OK while the car is performing, but when it breaks down, there’s a problem, which may leave… read more »