Nothing to speak of: the horror of a world without gossip
The pandemic has put paid to the thrill of recounting illicit activities. And we’re all the poorer for it
The pandemic has put paid to the thrill of recounting illicit activities. And we’re all the poorer for it
Bands are known for drink, drugs and dust-ups. But beyond the debauchery lie four models for how to run a business. Ian Leslie explains
Tech companies use the insights of behaviour design to keep us returning to their products. But some of the psychologists who developed the science of persuasion are worried about how it is being used
More and more decisions, from the music business to the sports field, are being delegated to data. But where does that leave our intuition?
Sometimes thinking is a bad idea. Ian Leslie draws on Dylan, Djokovic and academic research to put the case for unthinking
The brain likes a challenge – and putting a few obstacles in its way may well boost its creativity
After this summer’s riots in England, crowd behaviour got a kicking. Ian Leslie argues that it was undeserved
