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The unearthly children of science fiction’s Cold War
| Ken Hollings
In the 1950s a new figure emerged in British novels, film and television: a disturbing young alien that revealed postwar society’s fear of the unruly power of teenagers.
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Crime drama and the realistic cadaver
| Hildegunn M S TraaSteven Pocock
Today we are accustomed to the increasingly realistic look of dead bodies in on-screen dramas. Special-effects expert Hildegunn M S Traa reveals how crime and morgue scenes reflect the social idea of death.
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Why are women more willing donors than men?
| Hannah PartosThomas S G Farnetti
Why is there a gender imbalance when it comes to the donation of organs, blood and tissue, and what can be done about it?
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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?