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Making sunstroke insanity
| Kristin D HusseyGergo Varga
Medical historian Dr Kristin Hussey takes a closer look at sunstroke and mental illness, and how, in the late 19th century, they connected at the crossroads of colonial science and the idea of whiteness.
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The side effects of lithium mining
| Laura Grace SimpkinsMatjaž Krivic
Laura Grace Simpkins attempts to untangle some uncomfortable truths about the social and environmental costs of making her medication.
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What happy endings teach us in childhood
| Kate WilkinsonLaurindo Feliciano
Kate Wilkinson explores why, in quest fiction, good must triumph over evil, and what that means both for childhood dreams and adult realities.
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Vivekananda’s journey
| Lalita Kaplish
How a young Indian monk’s travels around the world inspired modern yoga.
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- Book extract
Ayurveda: Knowledge for long life
| Aarathi Prasad
The story of medicine in India is rich and complex. Aarathi Prasad investigates how it came to be this way.