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Remarkable and inspiring stories from individuals who have overcome challenges and created distinctive lives for themselves.

A lot of people think they know how to sharpen pencils, but… they don’t.’ A guide to doing it right, by an artisanal pro ...

Martin Wiener is associate professor in the Department of Psychology at George Mason University in Virginia, US. He is an expert in time perception and temporal processing. His work has been featured ...

Sixteen years ago, in the far north of Norway, just past a bus stop in the town of Alta and down a series of ramps to the edge of a fjord, I found one of the world’s finest displays of rock art. I’d ...

I usually start the year with the goal of reading more books. But, this year, my goal is to read just one: War and Peace (1869). Leo Tolstoy’s novel has been on my shelf for years, but lighter and ...

In my work as a psychotherapist, I often encounter clients who find it hard to make sense of themselves, appealing to ...

All of this is only mine through you.’ Time and identity collapse in a trans poet’s evocative message to her former self ...

What contagious crying, comforting hugs and other cute behaviour in infants tells us about the roots of emotional connection ...