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Bringing Braille back to the modern world

For anyone who thinks Braille is so last century, read on. New tech is helping dust Braille down and bring it to today’s visually impaired people.

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A history of mindfulness

Matt Drage questions how an ancient religious practice became a secular cure for stress.

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Chillies and the trouble with Scoville

Measuring the heat of these peppers can leave you a little lukewarm.

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Identifying skin lightening agents in cosmetics

Could your moisturiser be damaging your health? If it contains skin-lightening agents, the answer is yes. But this is an area where consumers definitely do not have the upper hand.

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  • The Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
  • Boston, Massachusetts: City Hall. Photograph, ca. 1880.
  • Boston, Massachusetts: the harbour. Photograph, ca. 1880.
  • The Brunswick Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts. Photograph, ca. 1880.
  • Bunker Hill monument, Boston, Massachusetts. Photograph, ca. 1880.
  • Boston City Hall, Boston, Massachusetts. Photograph, ca. 1880.
  • Use of ether at the Massachusetts General Hospital, 1847
  • Boston, Massachusetts: Commonwealth Avenue: elevated view. Photograph, ca. 1880.
  • History of the Psychopathic Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts / LLoyd Vernon Briggs.
  • Boston, Massachusetts: elevated view of the city. Photograph, ca. 1880.
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