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There’s a common misconception that men are better at so-called “mindsports” than women. Chess is a good example and, as we learned this week, so is the card game bridge. Both are taken ultra seriously by players, to the extent that highly competitive professional and amateur leagues are in operation around the world. And it’s men who generally sit at the top of those leagues, contributing to the idea that they’re somehow better wired to win. But research shows
that something else is probably at play here, and it has far more to do with our prejudices than our brains.
In an article not to be read over breakfast, our microbiologist friend Primose Freestone investigates the curious (and, let’s be honest, foolhardy) decision taken by one man in Florida to eat nothing but raw chicken for 25 days. Freestone is especially interested in the news that John, the man in question, has somehow managed to avoid falling violently ill from this revolting diet. Could it be his soy sauce marinade or does this man have guts of steel? Is he even
getting a little extra help from the medicine cabinet to avoid getting food poisoning?
As the Republican primaries head to her home state tomorrow, presidential candidate Nikki Haley knows she stands practically no chance of winning the nomination of her party over Donald Trump. The truth is she probably never had a chance, and nor did any of the other candidates. These five reasons illustrate why.
Also this week, some social media users think content about the war in Gaza is being “shadow banned” from their feeds – and they might be right. A team of economists put two and two together from Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer’s tax
returns and come up with… a damning conclusion about capital gains tax. And beloved satirical puppet show Spitting Image turns
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