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For some people, the loneliest moment of the week may not be Friday night alone…
I want to tell you about a specific Sunday in 2018, in my parents' kitchen in London.
Coffee intake has been linked to genetic sensitivity to caffeine’s bitterness, but…
A 2018 study examined total coffee intake, not whether people added milk or sugar. Its findings cannot identify black-coffee drinkers as faster caffeine metabolisers.
Retirement may not be hard because of the empty hours — it may be hard because the…
We have been listening, lately, to people in their first year or two out of the workforce.
AI job displacement is hitting knowledge workers first, upending assumptions that…
Authorship note, 14 September 2026: The original contributor byline on this article was retired in May 2026. Silicon Canals Editorial Team reviewed and updated the article and is responsible for its current publication.
Opinion: Financial wealth is not a measure of consideration for others
A reflection on dignity and behaviour, with the limits of social-class research distinguished from an individual judgment.
The rise of the generalist: why breadth is becoming the real competitive advantage…
According to the World Economic Forum, 39% of core skills will change by 2030. Nearly half of what employers value today will be outdated within a few years.
Avoidant attachment can affect closeness, but having few friends does not reveal…
Research on romantic attachment cannot establish why an individual lacks close friends. Friendship status is not a diagnosis of childhood trauma or avoidance.
High intelligence doesn’t protect against bad decisions – it makes people better…
Here's a finding that stopped me cold: a 2012 study out of Yale found that people with the highest science literacy weren't the most aligned on contested facts.
A 2023 review argues that declining childhood independence may contribute to…
The paper makes a case for independent activity. It does not establish that children raised in the 1960s and 1970s had superior adult self-regulation.
Trump’s spiritual advisers see Iran strikes as biblical prophecy — and they have…
The Trump administration convened nearly two dozen evangelical leaders for private counsel in the wake of its strikes on Iran, according to an investigation by The Intercept.
People who often research self-improvement but rarely start may not be lazy — they…
I have a confession.