Why is it so hard to quit smoking?

Lynne Dawkins explores the role of nicotine and non-nicotine contributions to smoking and considers a promising new device for kicking the habit

Political conflict and youth
Brian K. Barber suggests how research could better assess the impact of war on young people

The connected brain
Gaby Pfeifer looks at reading and memorising in the internet era

Interview: A student of life
Lucy Maddox talks to writer, philosopher, television presenter and entrepreneur Alain de Botton

Eye on fiction: The Yellow Birds
John Marzillier on Kevin Powers’ novel and what it can teach us about trauma

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