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• Sylvia Downs obituary

  09-10-2016 17:30
  
  My mother, Sylvia Downs, who has died aged 89, always felt she had missed out on her education because she had attended many different schools, and one of them, where her father was headteacher, was an all boys establishment. The family moved around for his different teaching jobs. But she spent the rest of her life developing and implementing radical ideas about learning and training, working as an occupational psychologist, changing methods, attitudes and opportunities from the shop floor to s
  
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• Adam Phillips: ‘Taste is problematic when it is a militant and aggressive narrowing of the mind’

  09-10-2016 10:00
  
  The psychoanalyst and writer on an exhibition he’s created about ‘the vulgar’, and when taste becomes narrow-mindednessThe psychoanalyst Adam Phillips is the author of essays and books that include On Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored; and Missing Out: In Praise of the Unlived Life. With his partner, the curator and academic Judith Clark, he has created an exhibition at the Barbican, London called The Vulgar: Fashion Redefined, which questions the idea of bad taste, and opens
  
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• Sweet little lies: Children's moral judgment of lying varies with age

  09-10-2016 09:00
  
  Older children are more likely to consider the moral implications of truths and lies than younger children, according to new researchers.
  
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• Can regular meal times help combat jet lag?

  09-10-2016 09:00
  
  Long-haul cabin crew can alleviate symptoms of jet lag by regulating meal times while on the ground, finds a new study by the University of Surrey.
  
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• Visual memory and what Picasso was really seeing

  09-10-2016 07:00
  
  The painter’s recall was exceptional, but he always used it to create something new, says Christine Temple
  Did an exceptional visual memory give Picasso an edge in his capacity for artistic excellence? Studies show that the drawing ability of children correlates with their visual memory; those who are good at one are likely to be good at the other.Picasso knew that the strength of his memory was of fundamental importance. It was, he said: “A painter’s most useful adjunct.&rdquo
  
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• Is happiness related to what you earn? Quiz

  09-10-2016 07:00
  
  A high salary doesn’t necessarily mean mean more positive emotionsThey say that money can’t buy happiness. But can it? Answer these questions and discover if your income and wellbeing are related.1. Which salary band do you fit into? a) <£11k (bottom 20% for the UK) b) £11-18k c) £18-25k d) £25-36k e) >£36k (top 20% for the UK)Continue reading...
  
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