In his new book The Brain Cliff, Dr Norman Swan outlines the science of brain ageing and strategies for staving off cognitive decline You write that instead of fearing cognitive decline, “changing the way you think about the brain cliff can literally change the way you think and remember”. How? […]
Has Farage’s brain been hacked? Has he started talking in his sleep? There’s no shortage of explanations for this scandal We’ve all been there. It’s a lovely summer’s day and you just want a bit of me time. A quiet lunch of champagne and oysters. As you do. Anything to […]
The Australian retooling of Neil Forsyth’s excellent Guilt sees a brother and sister deal with the aftermath of accidentally killing a stranger. It’s a fast-paced, impressive ride Just do what your elder sister tells you. That’s all there really is to leading an easy life. As a senior female sibling […]
We all know tiredness can lead to hunger, and vice versa. But there are so many other ways our habits in these areas are linked. Here are some easy tweaks to help us feel properly refreshed A study published in the journal Nature Health last month found that food choices […]
More than 400 competitors battle windy conditions on Easdale, a year after tampered-with stones made headlines “Want to touch it?” Jonny Jennings asked, clutching the World Stone Skimming Championship trophy in his arms as he waited for the ferry. The mind games from the 2025 men’s champion had started hours […]
The Gallagher brothers’ comeback concerts are given the full fan-worship treatment, but it’s impossible to begrudge the euphoria they have created “Hello … hello … It’s good to be back.” With these words – and the unfortunate possibility of a royalty payment to a certain disgraced ex-pop star – this […]
In this bizarre new gameshow, you will encounter John Bercow doing topless karaoke while tossing glitter at pensioners and Joey Essex pounding on the walls of a shipping container. Why? Who knows! What is The Box? It is easier, perhaps, to list the things The Box is not, if only […]
The order of discovery related to Fifa’s failed plan to sell the World Cup will worry the American president, a situation that tends to end badly for the culprit “Tell Mike it was just business. I always liked him.” “He understands.” Continue reading…
We asked you what you most wanted to put to our Guardian columnist. You responded in droves, querying her ‘beef’ with Burnham, who she thinks is this generation’s Hugh Grant, and what she really thinks about Richard Osman … • ‘There is light at the end of this tunnel. But […]
Social media, mental health problems, the pandemic and financial instability all contribute to the phenomenon On Tess Lavanda’s YouTube channel there is one video with substantially more views than the rest: it is titled “I don’t have any friends” and has been watched more than half a million times since […]