Stories
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Deadly doses and the hardest of hard drugs
The invention of the modern hypodermic syringe meant we could get high – or accidentally die – faster than before. Find out how this medical breakthrough was adapted for deadly uses.
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Air of threat
Novelist Chloe Aridjis vividly describes the suffocating atmosphere of Mexico City, as a combination of topography, crowded neighbourhoods, and reckless political diktats create a downward spiral.
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The meaning of happiness
What is happiness? Tiffany Watt Smith charts how its definition has changed over time, from chance emotion to something that can be measured and controlled.
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Eugenics and the welfare state
Indy Bhullar explores the ideas of William Beveridge and Richard Titmuss, who were strongly influenced by eugenic thinking, and yet championed the idea of the welfare state.
Catalogue
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A case of hydrophobia ... Read May 1807 / [Alexander Marcet].
Marcet, Alexander, 1770-1822Date: 1809- Archives and manuscripts
McCance, Robert Alexander (1898-1993), and Widdowson, Elsie May (1908-2000)
McCance, Robert Alexander, CBE, MD, FRCP, FRS (1898-1993)Date: 1929-1993Reference: GC/97- Archives and manuscripts
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Ebin, Alexander Weaver
Date: May-Jun 1951Reference: HALDANE/5/2/2/3Part of: Haldane Papers- Archives and manuscripts
Charles Alexander Craig
Date: 17 May 1820Reference: MS.5246/8Part of: Jenner family and associated individuals- Books
Case of excision of the calcaneum / [Alexander Ogston].
Ogston, Alexander, 1844-1929.Date: 1869