Forget New Year’s resolutions. Embrace your genetic trajectory
Are New Year’s resolutions pointless? This question gripped me over Christmas, as I tucked into the book of behavioural geneticist,…
Mental health awareness may do more harm than good
In recent years there has been a huge obsession with children’s mental health. Frequently the public is told that youngsters…
A culinary adventure in Cambodia
From tarantulas to red tree ants, the cuisine of Cambodia throws up some wild options
We shouldn’t teach children about mental health
Is it necessary for children as young as eight to understand mental health? I’m not convinced, having worked with children…
Google was wrong to fire James Damore – the brains of men and women are different
This week, a Google employee reignited a huge debate on whether there are sex differences in the brain – simply…
Corbynistas believe in socialism, until the bill arrives
Young people are too stingy to be socialist
Career women don’t have time to eat healthily. Did feminism make me fat?
Was it the prosecco that did it? Or was it the cheesy chips that made me fat? I often ask myself…
Give millennials a break. We’ve had it hard enough
Older generations should remember how much millennials have had to put up with
Sex education isn’t helping young people. It’s harming them
For too long, governments have been obsessed with the notion that young people need more sex education, not less. The…
Gwyneth Paltrow’s clean living cult is a danger to your brain
This year I’ve been trying so hard not to be fat that I completely overlooked the new health trend: clean…
Of course women are angry drivers. We share the roads with men
A new study claims women are more prone to road rage than men
Forget the fashion for flat shoes, high heels empower short women like me
51 per cent of women prefer flats, but heels are still vital to many
The Fellatio Cafe is a low blow for London’s food scene
This cafe is bound to suck.
Intense exercise is wrecking our bodies — as my crushed pinky can testify
As I write this, my little finger is withering away. It has been pushed around, crushed to death by a…
How did we become so blasé about sperm donation?
It’s a tricky thing asking for your money back when you’ve bought a baby. But some couples have tried to…
The high-horse brigade can get stuffed. Joan Bakewell had a point
You can’t do an interview these days without someone trying to catch you out. This week it was the turn…
Don’t bore with the gore: why we need to stop talking about periods
We need to stop talking about periods. Period. They’re a topic up there with climate change — because, let’s face…