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  • Why being a beginner is good for you
    2021/07/17
    Tom Vanderbilt didn’t know how to play chess.That fact had never bothered him – until his four-year-old daughter decided she wanted to have a go.Within a couple of months, they’d recruited a teacher and both Tom and his daughter combo were battling it Get bonus content on Patreon

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  • On becoming a mother in a pandemic
    2021/07/10
    More than a year after the novel coronavirus pushed much of the world into lockdown, a generation of new mothers are still coming to terms with having been pregnant - and giving birth - in a pandemic.And if you consider the uncertainty of the past year, Get bonus content on Patreon

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  • Antidepressants and young people
    2021/07/03
    From 2008 to 2018, the prescription of antidepressants in young people grew by 66 per cent. There’s data to suggest that last year, among the lockdowns and anxiety of the pandemic, that figure ticked even higher.In last week’s episode we looked at how t Get bonus content on Patreon

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  • When your eyeballs become audible
    2021/06/19
    There's a condition so bizarre and rare that most doctors haven't even heard of it.It causes people to hear their own blood moving, bones creaking, lungs breathing -  even eyeballs moving.Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome can have a profound impact o Get bonus content on Patreon

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  • The making of a magnificent memory
    2021/05/29
    Anastasia Woolmer explains the techniques memory athletes use to recall names, facts and figures, and how you can apply them to everyday life. Get bonus content on Patreon

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