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When The Mind Outlasts the Brain
How To Build "Cognitive Reserve"
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Ian Leslie
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How To Choose Your Nemesis
What Makes a Rivalry Productive?
Dec 6
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My Ten Favourite Books of the Year
Plus Every Other Book I Read In 2025 - and a special offer
Nov 29
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Ian Leslie
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How To Push Back With a Smile
Maybe We Can Learn Something From Mamdani After All
Nov 26
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Ian Leslie
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From Community To Tribe
When Real World Networks Are Replaced By Digital Ones
Nov 22
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Ian Leslie
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Why TikTok Can't Take All the Blame For Populism
The Problem of Hollow Centrism
Nov 15
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Ian Leslie
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The BBC's Friends Can Be Its Worst Enemies
On the Wild and Self-Destructive Over-Reaction To Prescott
Nov 11
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Ian Leslie
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Are Parents Too Close To Their Children?
A Question Inspired by the New John Lewis Christmas Ad
Nov 8
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