Stories
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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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Our bodies inside out
A series of exquisite ink and watercolour illustrations reveal the incredible things going on under our skin.
- Book extract
My important, ridiculous nose
The nose is a much-maligned appendage, but it’s a powerful organ capable of invoking powerful emotions from past memories and sexual attraction.
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The law of periodicity for menstruation
Dr Edward Clarke's Law of Periodicity claimed that females who were educated alongside their male peers were developing their minds at the expense of their reproductive organs.
Catalogue
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Organs for sale : an ethnographic examination of the international organ trade / Susanne Lundin ; English translation by Anne Cleaves.
Lundin, SusanneDate: 2015
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Organs of the torso seen from the front: portion of torso dissected to reveal internal organs, arteries and lymphatic system in various colours. Coloured line engraving by H. Mutlow, 1808.
Date: [Nov 1st 1808]Reference: 561400i
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Organs of the human body. Gouache (?) on glass.
Reference: 44577i
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Organs of the body performing gymnastic exercises; representing courses in physical culture taught by Edmond Desbonnet. Colour lithograph.
Desbonnet, Edmond.Date: [between 1900 and 1909?]Reference: 744279i
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Organs of sensation: eight figures of the ear and eye. Line engraving by Kirkwood & Son, 1813.
Date: [1813]Reference: 561306i
