I’ve got this great WhatsApp group in my neighbourhood. When I need to know how to do something tricky like get a broken lightbulb out of its socket or stop the toilet constantly running, they are right there with advice, even sharing equipment that I don’t have. It’s so much better than YouTube.

So with energy bills expected to rise in the next few months, I thought about taking the same approach. It was really helpful to be able to get some tips from five academic experts on what they have done in their homes to get ahead of those escalating prices.

I had never heard of the Mozart Effect, a theory that listening to the Austrian composer’s work could improve your child’s IQ. Turns out it is a myth, and the mysteries of what makes a child a prodigy remain complex. But one thing is clear, a single test taken on one day in a primary school is not a clear indication of a child’s potential, and shouldn’t be the basis of important decisions about their future.

A media exposé of a network of rich, powerful men abusing teenage girls might sound familiar, but this was the Maiden Tribute scandal of 1885. It has lessons for today.