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It is well known that particular constituents of certain foods have specific benefits to the body. Apparently, grated carrots can be used to help heal wounds, cuts and inflammation. Blueberries are one of the richest sources of proanthocyanidins which have a unique ability to... Read More

The IT industry is fond of arguing that children should be taught computer programming as a way of improving the country’s economic chances. But, the idea that children have to learn coding so that—to give the example provided by an interviewee on Radio 4 Today (4 February... Read More

A correspondent writes: Why do you think we not like great creators of mathematics, literature, art or music, such as Schubert, Dante and Poincaré? But they are not even like each other, so it isn’t surprising that other people aren’t like them as well. People are... Read More

If I see a hungry lion racing for me, aiming for my throat, I feel fear. It’s a visceral reaction out of my conscious control.  It is an instinct. If I am walking down a road in England, perpetually scared that a lion might attack me, that isn’t fear, although it is commonly... Read More

A recent LinkedIn thread set up this assertion for comment: “After failure, shame is harmful, guilt is productive”. There appears to be a degree of blurring of the definitions of guilt and shame, both in common parlance and amongst those who ought to know better. So, for the... Read More