And Andrew Irvine, 22, a virtual novice, was adept at maintaining the unreliable oxygen apparatus.

ECONOMIST: Madness and its men

Belfast city centre manager Andrew Irvine has said the MTV European Music Awards will be a "game changer" for Northern Ireland's capital.

BBC: MTV European Music Awards are 'game changer' for Belfast

Moreover, Andrew Penner of the University of California, Irvine, and Aliya Saperstein of the University of Oregon have shown that perception of a person's race can actually change in the real world.

ECONOMIST: Darwinism