4 results
- Article
- Article
The secret hystery of a womb
| Anna Blundy
A Renaissance image of a caesarean section inspired Anna Blundy to recount the story of a hidden, perhaps mysterious part of her body.
- Article
- Article
How music opens the doors of memory and the mind
| Philip Ball
People living with dementia can often still listen, perform or move to music. What does this tell us about how memories are formed?
- Book extract
- Book extract
My important, ridiculous nose
| A L Kennedy
The nose is a much-maligned appendage, but it’s a powerful organ capable of invoking powerful emotions from past memories and sexual attraction.
- Long read
- Long read
Our complicated love affair with light
| Lauren ColleeSteven Pocock
Sunlight is essential, but our relationship with artificial light is less clear cut. It expands what’s possible; it also obscures and polices. In this long read, Lauren Collee pits light against night, and reveals the shady places in between.