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    Rediscovering Ivan Pavlov

    Daniel Todes’s massive tome on physiologist Ivan Pavlov (1849–1936), the man who, our textbooks tell us, trained dogs to salivate…

  • Arnold Guttman was thirteen years old when his father drowned in the Danube River. From that time the heartbroken Arnold swore to himself that one day he would become a good swimmer. Five years later, while still a student of architecture in Hungary, he accomplished much more: he won two gold medals in the inaugural […]

    What Olympians Can Teach Us About Resilience and Mental Health Let us not forget the person behind the performer.

    Arnold Guttman was thirteen years old when his father drowned in the Danube River. From that time the heartbroken Arnold…

  • Oscar Wilde was twenty years younger than the great artist James Whistler with whom Wilde was awed. Both travelled in the same aristocratic circles and had become fast friends despite their differences. Whistler was an elitist and had a strong personality. Wilde was a populist and milder in his manner. Eventually, Whistler tired of Wilde […]

    The Ex-factor

    Oscar Wilde was twenty years younger than the great artist James Whistler with whom Wilde was awed. Both travelled in…