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The Racqueteers v The Arbour XI, Thursday, 16th July

It was another hot, hot Thursday evening and River Park was so dusty and tawny and dry that you might almost have thought yourself in the Sahel. Hippos wallowing in Nuns Stream. Gazelles grazing on Devil’s Island. Fish eagles lurking in the branches of the weeping willows.    Or alternatively you could have been concentrating … Continue reading The Racqueteers v The Arbour XI, Thursday, 16th July

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The Racqueteers v Arbour XI, Thursday, 18th July

The neurophysiology of reward, and the role of delayed gratification, is the subject of intense scientific investigation these days. Why do we pursue certain activities with such passionate dedication, even when – or perhaps partly because – they so regularly disappoint us? Why are particular sounds and movements so uniquely satisfying? Why does it feel … Continue reading The Racqueteers v Arbour XI, Thursday, 18th July