Mikel Arteta’s side will be deeply unpopular champions, but this probably says more about us than it does about themThere was a minor stir a few years back when some American scientists bred a strain of “gene-edited” hamsters with the chemical that causes anger removed, presumably so they could achieve one of humanity’s historic goals: the dream of a more docile hamster.Unfortunately the opposite happened. What the scientists created was a race of hyper-angry hamsters. These were described a little glibly in the media as Mutant Rage Monsters. But science is always more nuanced than this. We shouldn’t put angry hamsters in a box, even when we are literally putting angry hamsters in a box. Longer studies have shown more varied results. Sarcastic hamsters. Hamsters that hold grudges. Hamsters that retreat into silence on long car journeys. Even a subset of passive-aggressive hamsters who are, seriously, just fine with this. It’s pretty much what they expected from you, anyway. Continue reading...
Fabian Schar's future has been the subject of several questions sent in via our 'Ask about Newcastle' form. Newcastle United hope the defender will return to action before the end of the season as he steps up his recovery from injury. Schar has not played since January after suffering an ankle injury in the 4-3 win over Leeds United and a subsequent foot infection, which required minor surgery.
