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When you think of psychopaths, where does your mind take you? For me,  I’m transported back to my late teens, and watching Patrick Bateman, the eponymous main character from American Psycho: a suave lunatic who can be an expert in the inner workings of Phil Collins, but also an

Oh it’s gloomy out there guys. Regardless of your political views, open your favourite news app and you’re inundated with all the bad things in the world. Whether it’s climate change, poo in the rivers, wars in the Middle East, the refugee crisis, the rise and rise

This week Donald Trump returned to the White House. For the political left it was a gut punch. For the political right it was a vindication of sticking with a man who had been tried, convicted, impeached and bankrupted on multiple occasions.  But for the rest of us who don’

Anxiety is everywhere. According to pretty much every statistic measuring it, there has been a steady increase in people feeling a sense of dread or fear about their lives. And it’s global. It’s believed around 4% of the global population currently experiences an anxiety disorder - more than 300

Artificial intelligence is everywhere: it watches the skies for asteroids, it manages our transport, and it develops our medicines. Even the typing of this sentence had two bits of AI working to ensure I didn’t put a foot wrong. From the predictive text engine Google uses to guess what

When was the last time you felt lucky, or unlucky? Chances are it’s an idea that drifts in and out of your head with some regularity. But have you ever wondered where it comes from and why it forms part of our beliefs about how the world works?  People

Are you the main character in your story? That’s not a term I thought I’d be talking about in this newsletter. But then again, we’re an endlessly innovative bunch aren’t we?  Take a tour of your social feeds and you’ll find someone declaring they are