Stories
- Article
The cures and demons of sleep paralysis
Discover the murky past of sleep paralysis, the terrifying disorder once associated with demonic possession
- In pictures
Chinese pillow history
What is the ideal pillow? In Chinese culture, the ideal shifted over time, and views on a good sleep also reveal attitudes about studying, love, food and drink.
- Article
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.
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Virtual reality and the fix of the future
Virtual reality, with its complex sensory tricks, takes us beyond the real world. Find out how these potentially addictive experiences can harm us – or might even have therapeutic uses.
Catalogue
- Books
A short history of drunkenness / Mark Forsyth.
Forsyth, MarkDate: 2017- Archives and manuscripts
Institute of Psycho-Analysis - lectures and curriculum
Date: 1966-1969Reference: PP/ROS/C/10/4Part of: The Archive of Ismond Rosen (1924-1996)- Books
Milk of paradise : a history of opium / Lucy Inglis.
Inglis, LucyDate: 2018- Books
Anxious eaters : why we fall for fad diets / Janet Chrzan and Kima Cargill.
Chrzan, JanetDate: [2022]- Archives and manuscripts
Corporate photography shoots C0000727 - C0000769
Date: 1997-1998Reference: WT/B/11/1/18Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive