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Today's Wisdom - Mental Illusions, Modern Power and Ancient Courage

Dec 15, 2025

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7 min read

Today's Wisdom - Mental Illusions, Modern Power and Ancient Courage

The Nocebo Effect, what the G7 actually does and King Baldwin: the boy who defied death

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History

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Today's Wisdom - From Pit Lanes to Pantheons

Dec 12, 2025

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6 min read

Today's Wisdom - From Pit Lanes to Pantheons

The Economics of Formula 1, How Backgammon Spread Through Empires and Hercules' 12 Labours

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A Little Wiser Newsletter

History

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The Bystander Effect Explained & How Drones Are Changing Warfare

Dec 10, 2025

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6 min read

The Bystander Effect Explained & How Drones Are Changing Warfare

The virus that accidentally saved millions of lives, how drones are changing warfare and the bystander effect explained

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History

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The Science of Muscle Growth & How the Modern Calendar Was Born

Dec 8, 2025

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6 min read

The Science of Muscle Growth & How the Modern Calendar Was Born

How Bangkok was built, the birth of the calendar and how our muscles grow

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Philosophy

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How Prediction Markets Work & Buddhism’s Four Noble Truths

Dec 5, 2025

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7 min read

How Prediction Markets Work & Buddhism’s Four Noble Truths

Why everyone’s talking about prediction markets, the life of Britain’s most formidable general and Buddhism’s four noble truths

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Psychology

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The Origins of Red Bull & A Simple Guide to the Big Bang Theory

Dec 3, 2025

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6 min read

The Origins of Red Bull & A Simple Guide to the Big Bang Theory

What really shapes greatness, how a Thai energy tonic became a global empire and the big bang theory in a nutshell

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Lifestyle

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How Jury Deliberation Works & Why New Zealand Dominates Rugby

Dec 1, 2025

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6 min read

How Jury Deliberation Works & Why New Zealand Dominates Rugby

How a jury reaches a verdict, the monks who bred mountain rescuers and how a tiny nation became a rugby superpower

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Philosophy

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Epicurus and the Philosophy of Happiness & Newton’s Three Laws of Motion

Nov 28, 2025

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5 min read

Epicurus and the Philosophy of Happiness & Newton’s Three Laws of Motion

How the European Union makes decisions, Epicurus and the ancient blueprint for a happy life and the laws of motion in three minutes

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Lifestyle

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The ISS Space Station & How DeepMind’s Founder Built Modern AI

Nov 26, 2025

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6 min read

The ISS Space Station & How DeepMind’s Founder Built Modern AI

Why the ISS is humanity’s most ambitious experiment, how a child chess prodigy built DeepMind and the nutrition label shortcuts that actually matter

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History

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Napoleon's Childhood, The True Cost of Climbing Mount Everest & How Investment Bonds Work

Nov 24, 2025

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7 min read

Napoleon's Childhood, The True Cost of Climbing Mount Everest & How Investment Bonds Work

Napoleon's formative years, the cost of climbing Mount Everest and how investment bonds work

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History

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The Architecture of the Pentagon & Charlemagne’s Holy Roman Empire

Nov 21, 2025

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4 min read

The Architecture of the Pentagon & Charlemagne’s Holy Roman Empire

The craft of clear communication, how Charlemagne united Europe and why the Pentagon works like no other building

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Literature

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Today’s Wisdom – Slow Aging, Sacred Journeys and Secret Forces

Nov 19, 2025

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5 min read

Today’s Wisdom – Slow Aging, Sacred Journeys and Secret Forces

The lifestyle habits of centenarians, Dante’s descent through the underworld and how Britain's SAS rewrote the rules of warfare

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