There are moments in sport when a person’s greatest strength becomes their potential undoing. In the 2025 Wimbledon women’s final, as Iga Świątek methodically dismantled Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 in…
Last week, I watched my neighbour toss decomposing vegetables into his compost bin. The smell was putrid, yet within months, this rotting matter would transform into the richest soil in…
We have it backwards. Completely, utterly backwards. When we think of solitary confinement, our minds conjure images of punishment, isolation, psychological torture. We imagine the poor soul locked away from…
What is Open Banking? Open banking is a regulatory framework that requires banks to provide secure, standardized access to customer financial data through Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). This system allows…
There's an irony in the fact that I do most of my writing at the same desk where I spend most working days. The glass desk surface that bears witness…
There's a moment in every revolutionary change when the impossible becomes inevitable. It happened when Roger Bannister broke the four-minute mile—suddenly, dozens of runners achieved what had seemed physiologically impossible…
In the 1984 film The Karate Kid, young Daniel LaRusso arrives at Mr. Miyagi's house expecting to learn devastating kicks and lightning-fast punches. Instead, he's handed a cloth and told…
In our journey through life, we are often faced with challenges and setbacks. How we perceive and respond to these obstacles can greatly impact our overall happiness and well-being. Optimists,…
We'll delve into a topic that may initially seem paradoxical: why some of the most brilliant minds in the world often pose seemingly stupid questions. Prepare to have your preconceived…
Getting home It was a rainy Thursday evening in October. As I approached the westbound Docklands Light Railway platform, I realised it was stacked 6 layers of commuters thick -…