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There’s something fractal about rest: we need it daily, weekly and yearly
Everyone should arrive with a brisk update and leave with a crisp to-do list
Like magic tricks, scams exploit common human traits
It is an exaggeration, but not a gross one, to blame the system entirely for mortality rates
The idea of the mean has a strange power over the way we think
The split between ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ approaches limits its ability to answer key questions
We want plumbers to know how a lavatory works, but our standards for politicians seem far lower
Donald Trump likes to use commerce for coercion, but the tactic could backfire
A little adversity can concentrate the mind and force creativity
Hardening political positions are the sclerosis that may lead to a heart attack for democracies
Randomness often explains the difference between triumph and failure
Sometimes when we are forced to rethink we discover a better course of action
In exams, as in life, we should be willing to rethink
Like scientific research, good policymaking now needs different perspectives
The search for new experiences should not just be for our holidays
The ‘Avengers’ villain sorely needs to undergo some peer review
Such a levy would pull billions of levers in a complex economy, saturated in fossil fuels
Leavers and Remainers must face facts: the economy has long been disappointing
Dramatic shifts are possible, as the hostile takeovers of parties in the UK and US prove
Economics was dominated by theory until pioneering research created a role for evidence
The contribution of big groups to US productivity has fallen by 40 per cent since 2000
There are gaps in the way we gather statistics that have far-reaching effects
Moaning about the deficiencies of measurement will not help us focus on what matters
When computers start conspiring against us, regulators will have to be nimble
Many of the decisions we make are reversible, only stubbornness makes them permanent
