Conversations about others can help you to feel more connected and form relationships, study finds 

 Gossiping about other people can make you feel more connected to those around you and even help you form better relationships, according to a new study. Neuroscientists from Dartmouth College had a group of volunteers play a series of online games and monitored the role of gossip between the different participants.  The US researchers found … Read more

An official website of Trump launched to stay connected…

Trump launches official new website boasting of his ‘magnificent legacy’ where you can book him and Melania for events – as he remains banned from Twitter and Facebook for ‘inciting violence’ over Capitol siege Donald Trump has launched an official website called www.45office.com ‘The Office of Donald J. Trump is committed to preserving the magnificent … Read more

Musicians who began training at a young age have ‘super connected’ brains

Musicians who began training at a young age have ‘super connected’ brains compared to those who don’t play instruments, study finds Researchers examined the brain patterns of 153 musicians and non-musicians Including 52 with absolute pitch, 51 non-absolute pitch and 50 non-musicians  They found a strong difference in brain structure of musicians who start young  … Read more

Early Medieval Europe was surprisingly well connected, study reveals

Practice of burying the dead WITHOUT grave goods spread quickly though Western Europe during the early Medieval era – suggesting the region was surprisingly well connected In the 6th century, almost all burials included regionally-specific grave goods However, by the 8th century, this practice had all but disappeared   Study of 33,000 graves revealed that changes … Read more

A poetic odyssey around Byron’s Britain: Places to visit that are connected to the romantic poet

Richard Westall’s portrait of Byron at Hughenden, Disraeli’s Buckinghamshire home In 1817 Lord Byron, the romantic poet, was at the height of his fame, or ‘Byromania’ as his wife described it, with his reputation as mad, bad and dangerous to know making him especially alluring to female fans. His fame endures to this day – … Read more

Ulrika Jonsson says she feels ‘connected’ to Jesy Nelson

Ulrika Jonsson has told how she feels ‘connected’ to Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson in an emotional open letter after she left the girlband. The TV personality, 53, admitted she couldn’t have endured the criticism Jesy, 29, has faced and felt ‘humbled’ by her decision to quit the band in order to focus on bettering … Read more

Ulrika Jonsson says she feels ‘connected’ to Jesy Nelson

Ulrika Jonsson has told how she feels ‘connected’ to Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson in an emotional open letter after she left the girlband. The TV personality, 53, admitted she couldn’t have endured the criticism Jesy, 29, has faced and felt ‘humbled’ by her decision to quit the band in order to focus on bettering … Read more