Stories
- In pictures
Born to play
Our understanding of the importance of play in a child’s development has become increasingly sophisticated over the centuries. Explore the ways different eras have regarded childhood games.
- Article
People against pollution
Alice Bell reflects on what happens when communities help solve environmental problems, and whether citizen science can help fight industrial pollution today.
- Article
Between sickness and health
In early 2020, the subject Will Rees was studying – imaginary illnesses – took on a new relevance as everyone anxiously scanned themselves for Covid symptoms each day. But this kind of self-scrutiny is nothing new, as he reveals.
- Book extract
A dispatch from the frontiers of man and machine
Harry Parker’s life changed overnight when he stepped on a bomb and lost his legs. He argues that being an amputee doesn’t make him an outlier; we are all hybrid.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Article "Colliery Explosions"
Date: 1940sReference: HALDANE/2/1/2/40Part of: Haldane Papers- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Article on Explosions
Date: Mid 20th CenturyReference: HALDANE/2/1/2/123Part of: Haldane Papers- Archives and manuscripts
Fires and Explosions: Scenarios
Date: 1986-1987Reference: SA/TIH/B/2/84/2/6/4Part of: Tavistock Institute of Human Relations- Archives and manuscripts
Fires and Explosions: General
Date: 1986-1987Reference: SA/TIH/B/2/84/2/6/2Part of: Tavistock Institute of Human Relations- Archives and manuscripts
Memorandum on Leukaemogenic Effect of Test Thermonuclear Explosions
Date: 1955Reference: PENROSE/2/35/4/15Part of: L. S. Penrose Papers
