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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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Documents of my breath

Swati Joshi’s childhood bronchitis meant that she couldn’t imagine being able to breathe easily. As an adult, she chronicles her recovery through artworks created using bubbles and her breath.

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The white tears of Taranaki

Taranaki in Aotearoa, New Zealand, is home to the world’s largest dairy factory. Sarah Hopkinson questions the price paid by an area dominated by monoculture.

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The birth of Britain's National Health Service

Starkly unequal access to healthcare gave rise to Nye Bevan’s creation of a truly national health service.

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  • Neolithic rock engaving depicting scythes, Norway.
  • Details of an HIV and AIDS helpline available in Norway financed by the Norway State for Health. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.
  • Neolithic rock carving representing 2 elks, Norway.
  • Ocean Girl brand fancy Norway kipper snacks : fillets of kippered herrings : product of Norway : net weight 3 1/4 ozs / packed by Hoem Canning Export Co.
  • Astronomy: a sailing ship at the North Cape, Norway, sailing under the midnight sun. Engraving, 1825.
  • Skatron Instruments : Skatron Instruments AS, Dølasetta 3, P.O. Box 8, N-3401 Lier, Norway.
  • Six crustaceans, including the Hermit lobster, the Norway lobster and the Long-clawed lobster. Engraving by J. Record.
  • Colour variation in wild Norway rats captured in England, fig 57 opp. page 126 in Genetics and Eugenics by W. E. Castle, Harvard University Press, 1916
  • Chang, the Chinese giant : Brustad, the giant of Norway. Che-Mah, the Chinese Tom Thumb. Madaree, the real hindoo jadooger. And the midget prince 'Adonis' / Royal Aquarium, Westminster.
  • A naked man and woman embracing with the question 'Do you think the pill protects against HIV and other STDs?'; a safe-sex and AIDS prevention advertisement for an AIDS helpline in Norway. Colour lithograph after Morten Krogvold, ca. 1995.
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