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The metamorphosis of masturbation
| Dr Kate Lister
Throughout history, medics and campaigners have tried to stamp out masturbation – but is modern science transforming its reputation?
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Parasites and pests from the medieval to the modern
| Katherine Harvey
Humans have been reluctant hosts to a plethora of unpleasant parasites for centuries. And medieval evidence shows our modern distaste for these little irritations is just as ancient.
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The shape of thought
| Richard WingateSteven Pocock
Santiago Ramón y Cajal’s description of the moment in 1887 when he saw a brain cell for the first time never fails to move neuroscientist Richard Wingate to tears. Here he captures that enduring sense of wonder.