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The art of performing under pressure
Health, Sports & Psychology

The art of performing under pressure

...World Cup success in 2003. Six years later, he worked with golfers. As part of the research for my book Twelve Yards: The Art and Psychology of the Perfect Penalty, I sat down with him for an in-depth interview. “It is about the one-shot moment,” he told me. “You're the only one who is striking that ball; it’s all on you.” One of his first clients was Luke...
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Trouble in paradise: The Dutch golden age
History & The Arts

Trouble in paradise: The Dutch golden age

...world...You have probably seen those Dutch paintings of gloomy skulls, hourglasses and hurly-burly tables. These vanitas (‘vanity’) paintings were popular and sought-after in 17th century Dutch society. They reminded their viewers of the shortness and unpredictability of life, and the futility of pursuing worldly ambitions. They spoke to a mostly-Protestant audience...
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COP28: inside the United Arab Emirates, the oil giant who hosted the 2023 climate change summit
Nature & Environment

COP28: inside the United Arab Emirates, the oil giant who hosted the 2023 climate change summit

...world’s seventh largest oil producer, hosted the 28th UN climate change summit (COP28) in Dubai from 30 November to 12 December in 2023. Presiding over the conference was the chief executive of the UAE state-owned oil company Adnoc, Sultan al-Jaber...Given fossil fuels account for nearly 90% of the carbon dioxide emissions driving climate change, many have argued that...
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A polyglot life
Languages

A polyglot life

...world records. If I ever met these people who knew of me, there would usually be a nudge of the arm, or a wink of the eye, “Oh! That Richard! The one who speaks like a gazillion languages!”. Usually, it would be followed by “Say something in all of the languages you know!”. I’d sigh but often oblige in some way as not to disappoint. My usual trick was to say...
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EU Referendum - Sovereignty
Society, Politics & Law

EU Referendum - Sovereignty

...world’s biggest fund manager BlackRock. But a report by Boris Johnson’s economic adviser Gerard Lyons suggests that the City of London – and the country – can now be stronger outside the EU, a verdict which helped to put the London Mayor on the opposite side to the Prime Minister in the referendum, debate. Reasons to Remain Financial markets dislike uncertainty,...
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What does a Trump victory mean for Britain?
Society, Politics & Law

What does a Trump victory mean for Britain?

...world. As polls tighten those views could turn into actual policy towards a president many in Britain would feel deeply uneasy about. British views of Trump can be a mix of selective praise and widespread horror. He has been criticised and attacked by British political leaders from the foreign secretary, Boris Johnson through to the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. A petition...
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The birth of (synthetic) dyeing
History & The Arts

The birth of (synthetic) dyeing

...world’s dyestuffs industry produces around 500,000 tonnes of synthetic dye each year. It’s come a long way since William Henry Perkins discovered mauve...[castaway flag] As our castaway flag testifies, natural dyes offer a fairly limited range of colours. Until the discovery of synthetic alternatives, most natural dyes were derived from plants, and, to a much smaller...
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What are the benefits of interdisciplinary study?
Education & Development

What are the benefits of interdisciplinary study?

...world. The term discipline implies both this idea of a subject which has disciples or followers and a discipline which forces a particular way of seeing the world and behaving in it. Writing about the discipline of education itself, for example, Bridges suggests that: ‘Discipline meant that enquiry was conducted in accordance with some established rules and procedures...
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