Are coincidences real? The long read: The rationalist in me knows that coincidences are inevitable, mundane, meaningless. But I can’t deny there is something strange and magical in them, too

I’m writing a book about Coincidence. A nice one: The Stones recorded ‘Sympathy for the Devil’ in June ’68. They changed “Who killed John Kennedy” to “Who killed the Kennedys” when news came through, while recording, that Robert K. had been shot. From last year: www.theguardian.com/world/2023/a...

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Cannabis use increases risk of psychosis independently from genetic predisposition New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has shown that genetic load for schizophren...

New IoPPN & South London and Maudsley NHS research has shown that frequent #cannabis use is linked to the likelihood of developing #psychosis, independently from genetic risk of the disorder.

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It’s outrageous that religious faith is being brought into the assisted dying debate | Simon Jenkins Britain is a largely secular country. Those who oppose the bill before parliament should not be interfering with other people’s right to choose for themselves I recently attended memorial services for two friends. Both died after long illnesses, and the…

It’s outrageous that religious faith is being brought into the assisted dying debate | Simon Jenkins

Oxford scientist resigns from Royal Society over Elon Musk’s continuing fellowship Prof Dorothy Bishop said fellowship was ‘a contradiction of all the values’ of UK’s national academy of sciences A leading scientist at the University of Oxford has resigned from the UK’s national academy of sciences over concerns about Elon Musk’s…

Oxford scientist resigns from Royal Society over Elon Musk’s continuing fellowship

Paul Broks book titled Into the Silent Land travels in Neuropsychology

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

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Day 1