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How England can win Euro 2024 final with top sports psychologist
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One of the UK’s top sports psychologists tells Tech & Science Daily how England can win the Euro 2024 final.
Dr Misia Gervis, from Brunel University London and Wycombe Wanderers football club, has previously worked with the Lionesses, Olympians and many other elite athletes.
Apple Vision Pro finally arrives in the UK. The device is a wearable computer, designed as a set of goggles with internal displays that overlay apps and content onto the real world around the wearer so they blend together.
We share a sneak peak of this week’s guest on Brave New World, podcaster and brain coach, Jim Kwik. He shares his top tips for a healthy brain, and discusses the benefits that come directly from the people around you. Listen to the full episode here.
Also in this episode:
- Professor Stephen Hawking’s scientific and personal archive made public
- Study shows narcissism declines with age
- Why Seagulls might not actually want your chips after all
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