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Oct
15
Oxbridge Avalanche

Oxbridge Avalanche

I was going to write this intro about CJ doing the Jackal, a famous scene from the West Wing. But
7 min read
Oct
08
Cold Water Swimming

Cold Water Swimming

Last week's blog was about dopamine and the other feel-good brain hormones. This week's attempt to
4 min read
Oct
01
Dopamining

Dopamining

Yesterday I listened to a podcast about dopamine and the other 'feel-good' brain hormones oxytocin, seratonin and endorphins.
5 min read
Sep
24
The Fame Game

The Fame Game

For the past week or so, I have been obsessed with Chappell Roan's album The Rise and Fall
5 min read
Sep
17
Some Good Old Fashioned Number Crunching

Some Good Old Fashioned Number Crunching

Winningest Imperial and Manchester are the two winningest institutions in University Challenge history. Whenever I have used 'winningest'
7 min read
Sep
10
The Best Way To Save £1.5b?

The Best Way To Save £1.5b?

Labour have significantly reduced the eligibility for the pensioners' winter fuel allowance. This article in the Guardian summarises the
7 min read
Sep
09
Get lost, deer keds!

Get lost, deer keds!

There is a fly in my eye. Or right next to my eye. It feels like its trying to get
6 min read
Sep
02
Half The World Away

Half The World Away

I've been walking for a week. I got the bus to Glasgow and walked back home along the
6 min read
Aug
20
Paint Me Like One of Your JSO Walls

Paint Me Like One of Your JSO Walls

If you don't subscribe to my Patreon series of Retro Reviews (which you very probably don't,
7 min read
Aug
13
The Olympics of Quizzing

The Olympics of Quizzing

I don't know about you but I've watched a lot more kite-surfing and modern pentathlon in
8 min read