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Running a marathon for Winnie

On 26 April, I plan to be on the start line of the London Marathon. I’m in my fifties, I’ve only been running...

Cautionary Tales – The Lovestruck Explorer’s Deadly Guessing Game

In 1860, police officer Robert O’Hara Burke plans an expedition to map the ‘ghastly blank’ in the centre of Australia. Joining him is scientist...

The usefulness of useless knowledge

The great number theorist GH Hardy would probably have disagreed with the label “great”. In his book A Mathematician’s Apology, he admitted: “I...

Cautionary Tales – The Mad Mystic and the Last Battle on English Soil – with Ian Breckon

As the Victorian era dawns, modernisation erodes the old ways of life and poverty rises. In the unrest, an unlikely hero emerges, capturing...

What if AI just makes us work harder?

In a column in January about the paradox of work, I recalled the immortal Douglas Adams joke about working conditions: the hours are...

Cautionary Tales – The Sightseeing Flight and the Invisible Mountain

In November 1979, Flight 901 departs New Zealand on a sightseeing journey over Antarctica, heading directly towards a volcano. When the plane vanishes,...

The refreshing power of disagreement

One of the most famous experiments in social psychology took place in the early 1950s. Solomon Asch, a professor at Swarthmore College, gathered...

The link between material and moral flourishing is real

If the 21st century has produced a more prescient book, I’ve not seen it. I’m thinking of The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth,...

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The Oncoming Blue Wave Is Breaking Trump

There wasn’t a vote or a momentous moment. There was nothing done to mark the occasion. In fact,...

The earliest evidence of the first stars may lie in a distant gas clump

There’s a new contender for the universe’s earliest first-generation stars. A bright clump seen about 450 million years after...

With Viktor Orban Gone, Hungary Lifts Veto For EU To Approve $106B Ukraine Loan

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Thursday approved a 90-billion-euro ($106-billion) loan package to help Ukraine meet...

If You Like Selena Quintanilla, Watch THIS!

I gotta go again to see “Queen Selena” at Alexis Park in Las Vegas! This is a top-notch...

Want to stand out at work? Stop trying to be a star

The highest-performing teams aren’t built on individual brilliance. They’re built on trust, and collaboration. Our culture of individualism pushes...

Bitcoiners cast doubt on the US military's understanding of the network

Bitcoin advocate Matthew Kratter said US Navy Admiral Samuel Paparo's Senate testimony on Tuesday sounded like it was...

Marathon day tomorrow… | Tim Harford

Well, it’s been a long road since I raced the dinosaurs at a New Year’s Day parkrun. I’ve...

Best Apps for Focus (2026): Focus Friend, Forest, Focus Traveller

when you're trying to stay focused on something, there's no shortage of distractions on your phone, through your...

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