Stories
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The Art of Standing Your Ground
So many people are struggling right now – including the bright, strong ones who are usually the pillars of their families and communities. I’ve felt…
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The Tiny Fish With a Giant Reputation
There is something wonderfully humble about the sardine. It arrives without fanfare, costs a fraction of fashionable seafood, and yet quietly delivers more nutrition than…
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The Heart of the Grove
There was a time when olive oil knew its place. It arrived in dented tins with labels that looked as though they’d been designed during…
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The Quiet Ambition of Plants
For most of human history, we have made the same blunder with plants: we have mistaken silence for simplicity. A tree stands in one place…
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Supplements For Longevity Or A Bacon Sandwich?
Once upon a time, a man decided that living a longer life was simply an engineering challenge. He set about this task in a way…
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A Life Without Pain
With confidence in the pharmaceutical industry looking shakier than it has in years, is it time to stop relying on one approach to health? I’m…
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Your Mouth Knows More About Your Health Than Your Doctor Does
Few subjects empty a room faster than dentistry. Mention gums at a dinner party and you’ll find yourself talking to the cheese board before you’ve…
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What’s Your Biggest Threat?
Everyone is excited about AI. Or robots. Or oil prices. Or geopolitics, that endless international am-dram in which men in dark suits stride purposefully between…
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The Science of Memory Loss, and the Memory Loss of Science
People often imagine science as a straight path: each discovery bringing us steadily closer to the truth. Alzheimer’s disease has never followed that path. Instead,…