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A deeply unconventional scientist, a must-have coronavirus gadget, and what happened to suicide rates during lockdown.
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What politicians should learn from stand-ups, how anger makes you smarter, and what my hairdresser says about Sunday's final.
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Why organisations need to be better prepared for media pile-ons, the reason so much politics happens in the middle, and the beauty of other people's fi…
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Why people are too nice about women's football, how Alzheimer's scientists failed us, and what Boris Johnson understands better than most politicians.
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The form of argument that defines our age, the truth about Dominic Cummings, and the usual goodie bag.
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The role of personality in politics, why happiness can make us stupid, and a lesson in eye yoga.
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This week: the president's big idea, the art of small talk, and the value of plain speaking.
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Why the Super League never happened; a case study in bad decision-making.
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Lessons from the pandemic
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Unproductive disagreement over the Sewell Report, plus Nick Clegg and David Essex, what more could you ask for?
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Plus: Prince Harry's new jobs, and what I've been reading.
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And what has Bayes' theorem got to do with it?
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