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LessonDoes a song conjure painful memories? Try to rehabilitate it, say scientists
Read about the effects that music has on memory and how people can change the negative associations they have with particular songs.
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LessonWhen a sick possum showed up in my garden my heart overtook my head. Is it ever OK to feed urban wildlife?
Read about what happened when the author found an injured possum in her garden and whether it is a good or bad idea to feed urban wildlife.
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Lesson‘Horrendous blisters’: Retired UK banker, 65, attempts to run 200 marathons in 200 days
Read about how one retired banker from Devon decided to run 200 marathons in 200 days, and how scientists are using him as a case study.
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LessonMilk, carbohydrates or a late-night pudding: what’s the secret to eating for a good night’s sleep?
Read about the relationship between the food we eat, when we eat it and how it can affect the quality of sleep that we get.
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LessonYou be the judge: should my partner use a co-working space so I can have our flat to myself?
Read about the different needs of two people, Claire and Xavier, who have asked for advice on working from their shared home.
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LessonWe told young people that degrees were their ticket to a better life. It’s become a great betrayal
Read about the several factors, including the rise of AI, that contribute to declining job prospects for recent graduates of UK universities.
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LessonFrom Joyce’s death mask to Bono’s sunglasses: a look around the Little Museum of Dublin’s grand curiosities
Read about the Little Museum of Dublin, how it started and what many people particularly enjoy about it.
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LessonThe big idea: should we embrace boredom?
Read about the effects that smartphones have had on how we react to, and deal with, feelings of boredom.
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Lesson‘Smellmaxxing’ and ‘frag heads’: how the gen Z perfume boom came up roses for indie brands
Read about how younger generations are creating new ways to wear perfumes.
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Lesson‘It really is possible to be zero waste’: the restaurant with no bin
Read about a Mexico City restaurant’s efforts to produce ‘zero waste’ and how it works in partnership with local farmers.
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LessonUK and Spain strike ‘historic’ deal over Gibraltar’s future and borders
Read about the new agreement between the UK and Spain on the territory of Gibraltar.
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Lesson‘Tastes like water’: how a US facility is recycling sewage to drink
Read about a California project that turns sewage into drinking water in less than an hour and could be a blueprint for other water-scarce regions.
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Lesson‘Beautiful locations to learn in’: readers’ favourite creative breaks
Read about some of the Guardian readers’ experiences with retreats and holidays focused on learning and personal growth.
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Lesson‘No two days are the same and you can make a real difference’: four social workers reflect on their careers
Read about the career paths of four people and the different ways they became social workers.
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LessonWalking 42 miles in one day: tackling North Yorkshire’s Lyke Wake route on its 70th anniversary
Read about the Lyke Wake walking route across the North Yorkshire Moors in England and its significance to some people.
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LessonGiven up on reading? Elif Shafak on why we still need novels
Explore why people have fallen out of love with reading, and why novels are still needed today.
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LessonA chiweenie with an overbite and 1.9m followers: how Tuna and Instagram’s other top dogs rake in thousands per post
Find out what ‘dogfluencers’ are and how they make money for their owners from social media content.
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LessonDitch the balloons and swap the plastic toys for cake: how to have a waste-free birthday party
Read about what we can do to make parties more sustainable.
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Lesson‘The only thing you need is your own mind’: how to start meditating
Read about the different techniques of meditation and their benefits.
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Lesson‘It brings you in and shelters you’: NHS creates ‘recovery gardens’ for staff and patients
Explore the benefits that wellbeing gardens bring to patients and staff in hospitals in the UK.