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Nov
19
Voyage to Upton Snodsbury

Voyage to Upton Snodsbury

There are six different rounds in a series of University Challenge. * Round 1 * Repechage * Round 2 * Quarter-finals * Semi-finals * Grand Final
5 min read
Nov
17
Intermezzo

Intermezzo

Leaving tomorrow for a hike to a hostel through the mountains. Need therefore to write this review rather than the
4 min read
Nov
05
Local Month of Writing a Novel

Local Month of Writing a Novel

For possibly the fourth time in the nine years I've been doing this blog I have decided to
6 min read
Oct
29
No Use Crying Over Smashed Mugs

No Use Crying Over Smashed Mugs

Leaning too far to the left I nudged my prized blue coffee mug over the edge of my sofa. If
6 min read
Oct
22
The Jackal

The Jackal

Last week I promised you an intro based on the 'CJ Does the Jackal' scene from the West
5 min read
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