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ASMR is linked to anxiety and neuroticism, our new research finds
YuliaLisitsa/Shutterstock The autonomous sensory meridian response, or ASMR, is described as an intensely pleasant tingling sensation originating in the scalp and neck, and spreading down the body. ASMR is elicited by a range of video and auditory triggers, such as watching someone pretend to perform relaxing actions like massaging orContinue Reading
Welcome to the Burner Phone Olympics
China’s Winter Games are overshadowed by human rights problems and overreaching state surveillance.Continue Reading
The 4 unexpected Omicron symptoms that you must never ignore
OMICRON is now the dominant strain of Covid in the UK, so it’s important that you know the signs to look out for. Most people who catch Omicron say they experience common cold symptoms, but there are other unexpected signs which have been reported. Getty If you’re feeling unwell thenContinue Reading
Bob Marley One Love Experience at the Saatchi Gallery review: you’d need a heart of stone not to feel the love
Review at a glance W hen a revered artist dies as young as Bob Marley did, at just 36, the desire to learn more about them often outweighs what’s actually left behind. The music, of course, will live forever, but limited memorabilia, photographs and trinkets are pored over meticulously untilContinue Reading
Man Utd have staggering £480MILLION net spend in last 10 transfer windows
MANCHESTER UNITED have a staggering £480MILLION net spend in the last ten transfer windows. The Red Devils have spent £70m-plus on the likes of Paul Pogba, Harry Maguire, Romelu Lukaku and Jadon Sancho. Man Utd have the highest net spend across the last ten windows 1 Ronaldo rejoined Man UtdContinue Reading
The cognitive bias that tripped us up during the pandemic
The human brain is a marvellous machine, capable of handling complex information. To help us make sense of information quickly and make rapid decisions, it has learned to use shortcuts, called “heuristics”. Most of the time, these shortcuts help us to make good decisions. But sometimes they lead to cognitiveContinue Reading
Ukraine-Russia: the first shots have already been fired – in cyberspace
NicoElNino via Shutterstock Wars always used to begin to with the softening up of an enemy with artillery fire. More recently, artillery has been replaced by strategic bombers or cruise missiles fired from naval vessels hundreds of miles away. This has made for eye-grabbing prime-time viewing in countries not beingContinue Reading
‘Dias’ to raise her game and land our nap!
Magical Dias represents a solid betting proposition in the nine-runner Fillies’ Novice Stakes over a mile of tapeta during the obligatory Kempton ‘Wednesday-nighter’ which, slowly but surely, is building momentum under dramatic floodlighting; everything is good about the Kew right-handed circuit, especially restaurant facilities which compliment the on-course action. OurContinue Reading
Poetry inspired by London school wins Costa Book Awards
A collection of poetry inspired by years teaching in a London school has won the Costa Book Awards. Hannah Lowe, who taught at City and Islington College for a decade, won for her book The Kids. The book is a series of sonnets about her time in the classroom asContinue Reading
It’s no surprise liberal democracy is giving way to authoritarianism
In recent years, discussion of politics in the west has been peppered with ominous warnings –- democratic backsliding, authoritarian populism, neofascist movements and the end of liberal democracy. This is of particular concern in countries like the US, which spent much of the last century touting itself as the leaderContinue Reading