Number of words: 656 Young human brains are so uniquely adaptable that they may easily get bent out of shape by frenetic virtual stimulation: ‘What human beings do better than any other species is to learn. But it also means that whatever happens in the environment will leave its mark on your brain, she argues. … Read more

Number of words: 268 This is exacerbated by the fact that our primitive brains’ ever rotten sense of geography: if we see footage of a massacre somewhere far off, our minds don’t instructively think, that was thousands of miles away. They believe that it must have been close at hand, within the scope of a … Read more

Number of words: 156 Ultimately I had to start becoming somewhat militant, That’s why I no longer own a mobile phone. I did for a while It seemed a good idea, but then my work colleagues got hold of the number. The little convenience-enhancer turned into a conduit for constant demands. It’s the telecoms equivalent … Read more