Blindfold chess and the untapped power of the brain
August 9, 2023
At the time of the French Revolution émigrés flocked across the channel, much as now, to the safety and civilisation
Category: CULTURE AND CIVILISATIONS
In which I am accidentally declared a physics genius
August 9, 2023
During my thirteen years at Dulwich College and Trinity College Cambridge (1959-1972) I observed a curious phenomenon. According to the eminent
The human brain — and the sea
August 9, 2023
In a previous column I cited Goethe’s impressive description of chess as “the touchstone of the intellect”. This quotation is firmly grounded in
Can the brain improve with age?
August 9, 2023
Garry Kasparov, in my opinion the most formidable chess champion of all time, recently competed in an online elite chess
Brain nutrition, Alzheimer’s, longevity and the power of memory
August 9, 2023
Chess masters have, over the past two centuries, devised various spectacular final ‘endgames’ for themselves. Some of the more eccentric and
The brain under siege
August 9, 2023
The European Brain Council at its Brain Awareness Week (held March 13-19, 2023) recognized ill-health of the brain as “a
Mind games and memory: how do men and women compare?
August 9, 2023
There is little doubt that, in physical sports, men will tend to outperform women. Upper bodily strength plays a major role, ensuring that contests between respectively leading male and female
RIP Tony Buzan, headmaster of the human race
August 9, 2023
Tony Buzan, who died of a heart attack earlier this month in John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, was originally motivated by