So we’ve heard all the stories about the thousands of condoms available at the Olympic Village to promote safe sex. The figure breaks down to about 10 condoms per Olympian. They must be getting crazy ...

Matthew Syed knows firsthand about winning. He first came to the attention of British sports fans as a table-tennis star—he was Britain's top-ranked player for eight years beginning in 1995 and a ...

Mind over matter? Or nature over nurture? What is it that separates Olympic legends like Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps from the millions of enthusiastic amateurs around ...

Matthew Syed asks what it means to be distracted in a media world vying for our attention. Matthew Syed asks what it means to be distracted in a media world vying for our attention. 15 mins Matthew ...

Black Box Thinking: The Surprising Truth About Success. By Matthew Syed. John Murray; 352 pages; £20. To be published in America in November by Portfolio; 336 pages; $27.95. Inside the Nudge Unit: How ...

Chesley Sullenberger is a hero to millions. I interviewed him following the release of the film about the incident that brought him to stardom: the flight of US Airways 1549. The movie, Sully, is ...

Matthew Syed has written seven best-selling books: Bounce, Black Box Thinking, Rebel Ideas, The Greatest, and his children’s books, What Do You Think, You Are Awesome and Dare to Be You. He is a multi ...

Matthew Syed asks what it means to be distracted in a media world vying for our attention. In this episode, Matthew analyses the smartphone and how it changes the way we consume. Show more Matthew ...

He has written five bestselling books on the subject of mindset and high-performance including Bounce, Black Box Thinking and The Greatest. He is also a multi-award-winning journalist for The Times ...

A journalist has recalled what happened when he asked a group of pro-Palestine protesters one question. Matthew Syed wrote in the Times that he approached a group of three women, maybe aged in their ...