Irrational Animals

Horsemeat: less about health than surprise. Photograph: Getty Images
The horsemeat scandal, alone amongst food scares, is not about health. Why the hell is it so huge?
By Martha Gill - 22 February 12:47

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Actress Emily Vancamp from the US drama Revenge. Photograph: Getty Images
The science of getting your own back
By Martha Gill - 15 February 8:50

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Samantha and David Cameron with their daughter Nancy
Why "family men" make terrible bosses
By Martha Gill - 30 January 9:00

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The science of horoscopes. Photograph: Getty Images
If scientists wrote horoscopes, this is what yours would say
By Martha Gill - 17 January 9:00

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Bathtub acrobat David O'Mer during a performance
Trying to start afresh this year? Have a bath. No, really
By Martha Gill - 09 January 10:29

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B is for bad grammar.
Grammar and spelling pedants: this is why you're wrong
By Martha Gill - 18 December 14:39

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Newt Gingrich opining away on Fox News.
Political middlemen and dart-throwing chimps
By Martha Gill - 15 November 10:19

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NeMaybe its fine to be a moran. Photograph: youtube.com
Why the US election needs its idiot demographic
By Martha Gill - 06 November 16:57

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Infant protégé? Photograph: Getty Images
Why brain-teasers don't work
By Martha Gill - 05 November 10:56

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Prison. Photograph: Getty Images
How to escape from jail: a tough but intelligent approach
By Martha Gill - 25 October 9:21

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