Why the sleep industry is keeping us awake at night
We’re told that getting eight unbroken hours of sleep will protect us from cancer and dementia, and make us happier. But are we being sold an impossible dream?
International Women’s Day: our pick of the best articles on women’s global fight for equality
Our editors’ curated selection of recent Guardian journalism on female empowerment and issues affecting women around the world
The quirkier, the better: why blue plaques lift my spirits
Every time I read one it is as though the street has opened like a textbook
Four Words for Friend by Marek Kohn review – why language matters more than ever
Is the British reluctance to learn languages partly to blame for Brexit? The case for multilingualism
Does having a higher IQ than Einstein guarantee success?
Nishi Uggalle, winner of Channel 4’s Child Genius show, got the highest possible score in a Mensa test, but psychologists differ on whether such tests are reliable
The madness, anxiety and absurdity of a full-English Brexit
Nigel Farage marching for the right to be put out of work and go hungry just about sums it up
Slap festival review – ecstasy, rage and intimate confessions
The annual experimental showcase serves up a strange, compelling programme of dance, performance and live art
Move over, mindfulness: it’s time for ‘finefulness’
After endless guides to self-help, a new wave of books spearheaded by The Little Book of Bad Moods is switching the focus to more realistic hopes
Making Evil by Julia Shaw review – the ‘science’ behind humanity’s dark side
Does evil exist? Are we all born killers, saved only by impulse control? A chattily written study of inexcusable acts
Goop has a Netflix deal – this is a dangerous win for pseudoscience
The brand that championed coffee colonics and jade vagina eggs is coming to our TV screens. Is there no escaping Gwyneth Paltrow’s woo?