You can be a hero

Posted February 21st 2012

Real heroes don’t live in comic books. And with practice, say psychologists, anybody can be one… By Amelia Hill

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How tolerant are you?

Posted February 10th 2012

Are you easygoing about everyday disputes or do the little niggles in life make your blood boil? Take our test to find out how tolerant you are

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How to switch off in a switched-on world

Posted February 2nd 2012

A new wave of scientists and writers claim we should be worried about the effect of the internet on our ability to think clearly. Emily L Baker discovers how to avoid distraction

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Busting the beauty myth

Posted January 26th 2012

Forget the ‘ideal’ image – when it comes to beauty, it’s time to embrace your unique allure, says Hannah Betts

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Are you what you choose?

Posted September 7th 2011

Anita Chaudhuri finds that what’s in our shopping basket says a lot about who we are

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THOUGHT FOR THURSDAY: Don’t ban the burka, ban the bullies

Posted April 14th 2011, by Rosie Ifould

What was the first image you saw this Monday morning? You might not remember now, four days later, but I do. It was a woman being arrested in Paris, for wearing a burka. The French have passed a law, ostensibly to ‘protect’ women from being forced to wear a full face veil. Apparently it ‘protects’ [...]

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