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From Cinderella to Erin Brockovich, we simply cannot resist stories in which the weak and vulnerable triumph over the strong and powerful. Our feature below explores why we so often find ourselves rooting for those with the odds stacked against them. Also in this edition is a look at Albert Einstein's 1939 letter which he described as "the one great mistake in my life". Plus, if you've ever wondered what it feels like to be your country's only Olympian, read on. | |
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 | ESSENTIAL FEATURES | The underdog's surprising appeal | From the US election to the Olympic Games, we often root for those who are considered disadvantaged. Why do we do this – and what does it reveal about human nature? | |
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The letter that changed the course of history | On 2 August 1939, a note from Albert Einstein to Franklin D Roosevelt ushered in the age of the atomic bomb. | Read more >
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| California's little-known ancient society | The Chumash people, an Indigenous group, likely descend from some of the Americas' earliest settlers.
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| House of the Dragon's new season is as bleak as it gets | There's no-one to root for in this nihilistic spectacle about the horrors of war, as the characters "march towards annihilation".
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| The AI algorithm reading your Olympics posts | Inside the system that's wading through Olympics content on social media, aiming to neutralise online abuse.
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| Why Harris picked Walz as her running mate | Few people had the Minnesota governor on their early lists of possible vice-presidential choices.
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| What it's like to be your country's only Olympian | Belize sprinter Shaun Gill is one of four athletes sent to the 2024 Games as their nations' sole representative.
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| Far-right 'do not represent mood in Britain' | Britain is safer and more tolerant than it has ever been, writes the BBC's home editor Mark Easton for our InDepth series.
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| Earth's spectacular and remote 'capital' of lightning | A remote part of Venezuela is home to a unique meteorological phenomenon. | |
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| | A surprising Welsh enclave in Patagonia | In May 1865, 150 Welsh immigrants sailed to Argentina, fleeing oppression back home. | |
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| | See the moment dog sparks house fire after chewing power bank | An indoor monitoring camera shows the moment a dog unintentionally caused a house fire. | |
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