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How to play with people who are better than you

It’s frustrating to lose a game to the same player every time. But help is at hand. Discover the ways you can make a game respond dynamically to participants so everyone has a chance of winning.

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Building a dream in the garden suburbs

In the late 19th century a ‘garden suburb’ promised a retreat from London’s dirt and crowds. See how this new concept was developed to appeal to the health concerns of the literary classes.

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Drug sharing in desperate times

When Nicole was threatened with deportation, her mental health deteriorated. Now without a job, a passport or a doctor, she depends on others to send her their leftover anxiety drugs.

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Sniffing glue and Scientology in the DrugScope archive

Academics on hallucinogenics, kids sniffing glue, and Scientologists recruiting drug users keen to kick the habit. Delve into Wellcome’s recently acquired DrugScope archive.

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  • Printed appeal for an endowment fund
  • Printed appeal for an endowment fund
  • Humane research fund appeal / Mark Gold.
  • Pensions appeal tribunal (assessment) [form] / Ministry of Pensions.
  • Pensions appeal tribunal (assessment) [form] / Ministry of Pensions.
  • Pensions appeal tribunal (assessment) [form] / Ministry of Pensions.
  • Pensions appeal tribunal (assessment) [form] / Ministry of Pensions.
  • Pensions appeal tribunal (assessment) [form] / Ministry of Pensions.
  • Pensions appeal tribunal (assessment) [form] / Ministry of Pensions.
  • Pensions appeal tribunal (assessment) [form] / Ministry of Pensions.
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