When did you last sit in complete quietness outside, and focus on the natural world around you? No technology, no distractions, no scrolling headlines, beeping notifications, phones ringing, and no screen? When did you last step away from the media and current global events to...
Yesterday was International Women's Day. We have selected three new books which celebrate and challenge your thinking on women's history and pursuit for equality in the last 100 years. Ladies Can't Climb Ladders: The Pioneering Adventures of the First Professional Women by Jane Robinson It...
"Without fear, we'll do foolish things. And without courage, we'll never step into the unknown. The balance of the two is where the magic lies, and it's a balance we all deal with every day." Today, Cara E. Yar Khan works at the International Human Trafficking Institute, an initiative...
“I think the mark of a proper adult is someone who is really able to say with confidence I don’t know.” Andrew Scott, the award-winning theatre, television and film actor, was a recent guest on Elizabeth Day’s podcast How To Fail.During the interview which focuses primarily...
“Hello and welcome to How to Fail with Elizabeth Day, the podcast that celebrates the things that haven’t gone right. This is a podcast about learning from our mistakes and understanding that why we fail ultimately makes us stronger because learning how to fail in...
Sometimes, the most powerful influence is the one that whispers. When we look at international global relations, it’s interesting to note from Erica Chenoweth and Maria Stephan’s book Why Civil Resistance Works, that overall, nonviolent campaigns are twice as likely to succeed as violent campaigns, even in overthrowing governments. When...
The researchers in neuroscience are making new discoveries every year, and we are gaining more depth of understanding of how the brain works. This month we have three new books exploring different research on the brain with findings that can inspire us to change our mindset and...
If you have already scrolled through any social media platform or read the headlines this morning you will be fully aware today is Blue Monday, allegedly THE most depressing day of the year. It comes on the third Monday of January every year so...
Bhakti Sharma is an Indian Open water swimmer. At aged 25, Sharma became the first Asian woman and the youngest in the world to set the World Record in open swimming in Antarctic waters by swimming 1.4 miles in 41.14 minutes, at a temperature of...
Dame Julie Andrews is a National Treasure: the leading lady from Broadway, the ground breaking performer on stage and screen in Victor/Victoria, and known for her iconic characters particularly as Maria in The Sound of Music and the lead role in Mary Poppins. So, it was very refreshing to hear...