Stories
- Book extract
The history of brainwashing
Is it possible to control what other people think? In this abridged extract from his book ‘Brainwashed’, psychoanalyst and historian Daniel Pick offers us a new history of thought control.
- Article
The hidden history of homesickness
Gail Tolley delves into the history of homesickness and discovers that its rich past holds a clue to how we view the experience today.
- Article
A history of gestation outside the body
It’s been over 400 years since a Swiss alchemist theorised that foetuses could develop outside the womb. Claire Horn examines incubator technology past and present, and explores the possibilities recent prototypes might bring.
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Self-obsessing in the age of selfies
The tiny, joyful spark of a social media ‘like’ can lead to a damaging obsession. Find out how far people will go when their phone addiction gets the upper hand.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Cytostatics - General info on: Alkeran, Leukeran, Myleran, Puri-Nethol, Lanvis
Date: 1965-1971Reference: WF/M/PL/077Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
Coopers Overseas - History
Date: c 1980Reference: WF/C/M/H/37/04Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Books
History of biochemistry in Japan 1877-1940 : a review of the literature / Christine M. Joyner.
Joyner, Christine M.Date: 1978- Archives and manuscripts
Papers on various subjects
Date: late 19th century - early 20th centuryReference: MS.7044/3/1-47Part of: Hill, Norman Walter (1852-c.1920), collector- Books
Flower madness : the significance of the blossom in Japanese literature / Susumu Nakanishi.
Nakanishi, Susumu.Date: 1982