Human Nature
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Corruption: why it isn’t always about money
We think of corruption as an envelope under the table. Yet abuse of power can happen without money,…
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Power and judgement: who judges the judge?
Whoever holds up a mirror to someone else sees only its back. On power and judgement, from the…
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Cortisol: the messenger we started punishing
Everywhere you look, someone tells you to lower your cortisol. But the largest hormone peak of your day…
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The unconscious brain: your first reaction is a suggestion, not an order
You cycle home and suddenly realise you remember nothing of the last few kilometres. So who was cycling?…
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Organ donation: some heroes wear no uniform, only a scar
Some people voluntarily give away a part of their own body so that someone else can go on…
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Fear and control: the smoke detector in your head
You have an alarm system in your head that is millions of years old. It still works beautifully,…
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You Might Be the Happiest Person You Know
An honest deep dive into 2,500 years of searching for happiness — from a fabulously rich king to…
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Intelligence Is Not Enough. From Harvard to Hiroshima.
Why did the smartest people sometimes make the biggest mistakes? A warm, science-grounded deep dive into intelligence, wisdom,…
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Chocolate: from sacred drink to ultra-processed snack
An honest deep dive into how cacao changed over four thousand years — from a bitter medicinal drink…
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Anger: why one person laughs and another throws a plate
One event, very different reactions. On the story your brain tells about a situation in a split second,…