Stories
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The relationship between science and art
Often seen as opposites, science and art both depend on observation and synthesis.
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Artificial intelligence and the dream of eternal life
Until now, eternal life was the stuff of fiction, or in the unknowable realms of religion. But an artificial intelligence that ‘remembers’ the whole of an individual’s experience could be the way to life after death.
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Devilry and doom in 1666
Disastrous events and a significant combination of numbers signalled the end – or perhaps a new beginning – in 1666. But for some, this feverish period fuelled unprecedented inventiveness and development.
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Intelligence testing, race and eugenics
Specious ideas and assumptions about intelligence that were born during the great flourishing of eugenics well over 100 years ago still inform the British education system today, as Nazlin Bhimani reveals.
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Fifth report of the Royal Commission on Scientific Instruction and the Advancement of Science / presented to both Houses of Parliament by command of Her Majesty.
Great Britain. Royal Commission on Scientific Instruction and the Advancement of Science.Date: 1874- Archives and manuscripts
Meteorological Reports
Date: 1866-1875Reference: GALTON/2/2/1/1Part of: Galton Papers- Audio
The seven ages of science. 5/7 Age of the lab.
Date: 2013- Books
The Royal Society & British Association Millennium Awards : building community partnerships through science, engineering and technology : science on a beer mat and other stories / [researched and written by Barbara Drillsma].
Drillsma-Milgrom, Barbara, 1950-Date: [2000]- Books
The doctor's garden : medicine, science, and horticulture in Britain / Clare Hickman.
Hickman, Clare (Welcome Research Fellow in Medical History & Humanities)Date: [2021]