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?

Yes, I do give a sh*t about these sweary book covers

It used to feel like a cheeky trend. But now these titles seem more like evidence of our descent into hell, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

The Salt Path by Raynor Winn review – walking to freedom

This uplifting memoir, about a couple who embark on a long coastal walk after becoming homeless, was shortlisted for the 2018 Costa biography award

In brief: Queenie Malone’s Paradise Hotel; Questions I Am Asked About the Holocaust; With the End in Mind – review

Ruth Hogan’s compelling novel about mother-daughter relationships; Hedi Fried’s required reading about the Holocaust; and Kathryn Mannix on facing death