Physical Factors The way physical changes in the body occur in response to our thoughts, feelings and reactions is not fully understood. However, here are some possible mechanisms. When we are stressed, we release hormones,… Read More
When people go to hospital or visit their doctors it is often because of physical symptoms. For some physical problems the diagnosis and treatment is clear. For example, if you have a broken leg your… Read More
Where does the Artificial Intelligence machinery learn from? Is it the same as what I knew to be ‘machine learning’? There was a team of engineers outside my office in the London Stock Exchange in… Read More
Many people are suffering from grief just now. Personally, an uncle has passed away. My aunt is naturally sounding lost and bereft. Personal grief somehow brings into focus what might be felt by those in… Read More
Changing our behaviours always do feel like mountainous tasks. We set big goals – my son’s middle school tee-shirt said ‘run fast or be last’. The non sporting version is ‘go big or go home’…. Read More
There is a lot of talk about changing habits, and creating new ones. Essentially, the skill I want to teach, which is paying attention at will, is all about creating a new habit. So it… Read More
Over the last three weeks I have been attending a course, ‘Unleashed’, being run by a friend Blanca Vergara. The first session included an hour’s break-out room discussion to address a key question – what… Read More
A story of inequality What careers teachers in the public sector might identify, quite rightly, is that young people who are typically from richer, better connected families, have something which has come to be called… Read More