When Mike Campbell is asked in Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises about his money troubles, he vividly describes how one becomes bankrupt: “Two ways. Gradually, and then suddenly.” The same is true in banking and in politics. Both are in mortal fear of a run on themselves.
While the Eurosceptic parties did not prevail, their strong showing in the 2019 European Parliament elections is a signal that the risk of the EU’s run on itself
Willpower, good memory, unwavering motivation, and psychological resilience are traits we tend to regard as stable and attribute to character. Yet from the perspective of neurobiology, they are the result of the brain’s biochemical balance. A balance that can be shaped.
Sunny Saturday morning. The heat is softened by a fresh ocean breeze, Table Mountain, as is its habit, has wrapped itself in clouds. We gather at Expand Health, South Africa’s first holistic longevity hub, where the air smells of sandalwood and quiet ambition. Sharp light floods the space through huge windows and fiddle-leaf figs. Somewhere in the background, a hyperbaric chamber and red-light panels wait for someone to climb in and become a better version of themselves.
