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Alex Christian

@alextchristian

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Whatever happened to the Ever Given, you wonder? Still stuck in the Suez Canal, not by the sands but by an almighty legal row about who should pay the damages. Alex Christian has the story at WIRED UK wired.co.uk/article/ever-g…

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Last year I spoke to an Olympic sprinter, a biomechanics expert and a weekend 10K warrior about the all-conquering Nike Vaporfly - and how a shoe could be banned from the Games. With Tokyo 2020 flame about to be lit, I've published it here: alexchristian.me/blog/nike-vapo…

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With the athletics under way at #Tokyo2020, here's my interview with KJT from the latest WIRED UK. It looks at the psychology of postponing peak performance - and how the delay provided an opportunity to fine-tune the athletic machine 🇬🇧🏅 wired.co.uk/article/katari…

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For WIRED UK's 100 hottest startups cover issue, I profiled the Barcelona ecosystem - home to some of Europe's most innovative, creative young companies As one UK expat calls it: "It has a very 10yrs ago Shoreditch feel – but with less rain" 🇪🇸 wired.co.uk/article/barcel…

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The opening weekend of the new Premier League season means a bounty for piracy. Illegal sports streaming rakes in £30m+ of UK ad money a year. I looked into this flourishing black market for WIRED UK wired.co.uk/article/premie…

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For BBC Worklife I looked into the cultural and psychological factors explaining why unpaid overtime became part of the job - all over the world bbc.com/worklife/artic…

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More meetings can mean less productivity for some. With remote working, meetings have ticked up, leading to higher burnout and Zoom fatigue. bbc.in/3GIRvD5

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For BBC Worklife I looked at how the Great Resignation is ushering a 'Great Flirtation': workers are now fluidly slipping between roles, landing better pay and conditions with each job hop bbc.com/worklife/artic…

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We know thousands of people have left the workforce – but what does that mean for their former colleagues?bbc.in/3EnAUTR

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'Rugby inspired me to combine VR with neural scans' INCISIV has been featured in WIRED UK's January/February Issue. Grab a copy today to find out how we are translating 20 years of scientific know-how into VR Analytics for Sports Performance And Injury Management

'Rugby inspired me to combine VR with neural scans'

INCISIV has been featured in <a href="/WiredUK/">WIRED UK</a>'s January/February Issue.

Grab a copy today to find out how we are translating 20 years of scientific know-how into VR Analytics for Sports Performance And Injury Management
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Much of the workforce is heading back to the office under hybrid. It’s meant to be the future of work - but many are complaining that it’s exhausting. I looked into the ‘why’ for BBC Worklife bbc.com/worklife/artic…

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Hybrid work can be more taxing for employees because of the back-and-forth between home and office. Changing settings can lead to a "constant feeling of never being settled, stressed and my productive home working always being disrupted." Alex Christian bbc.com/worklife/artic…

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As workers go hybrid the next dilemma is what to pay staff who have moved away - and whether location should be linked to pay, rather than just value creation. From Big Tech to startups, I looked at both sides for BBC Worklife bbc.com/worklife/artic…

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I'm looking to speak to workers who have recently quit their jobs - and now regret their decision. If that's you, would be great to speak to you for a BBC article about the flip side to the Great Resignation. DMs are open #journorequest