Xan Rice

Surgical stitch-up: meet the placebo surgeon

Could the placebo effect work in surgery? When a doctor wanted to investigate – by opening patients up but not operating – some said it was…

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Why is the cycling champion of his generation so underappreciated?

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The challenge for Surrey is to ensure that the new fans drawn to the stadium in recent years keep…

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The European commissioner for competition is taming the tech giants.

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What makes New Zealand’s national rugby team the most dominant side in the history of sport?

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What does Dan Jarvis, a former paratrooper, want – personally and professionally?

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The 85-year-old Nepalese adventurer who died on Everest earlier this month climbed because he had “to do something, and this is what…

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At 19, he was fitted with an electronic tag. At 27, he is the world’s top heavyweight boxer.

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Consider this. In 1914, the chance of a child living to 100 was 1 per cent. My son has…

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