Five Great Reads: testing the vagus nerve, Tom Waits in love, triggered by therapy-speak

Vagus nerve research caught the interest of the Dutch motivational speaker and ‘iceman’ Wim Hof, who has claimed he can control inflammation in his body through breath work, meditation and cold water immersion. Photograph: Judith Jockel/The Guardian

Good morning, and happy 30th birthday to Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers. A treasure.

If you’re less in the mood for a claymation masterpiece about an evil penguin, and more in the mood to scroll your phone and think about big ideas, here are some of the more interesting articles I’ve seen around this week: on home, health, love, belonging, self-actualisation – the whole Maslow’s hierarchy.