Stories
- In pictures
Fake news in the 17th century
An uncanny resemblance to today’s Twitter tiffs characterises a 17th-century argument about demons. Read what happened when the printing presses went into overdrive.
- Article
Healing hard-working hands
The names we use to describe different hand injuries tell us about history, gender and class. Occupational therapist María Cristina Jiménez explores those injuries, and the changing ways we talk about them.
- Book extract
The science of why things spread
From deadly pandemics to viral tweets, Adam Kucharski explores what makes something contagious.
- Article
Death and our digital ghosts
When we die, our data lives on. And as companies are increasingly spotting money-making opportunities from digital legacies, now could be the time to think about – and control – yours.
Catalogue
- Journals
- Online
Trends in food science & technology
Date: ©1990-- Books
Technology for the future : the Research Councils' long term technology review of the science and engineering base : summary report.
Date: [2000], ©2000- Journals
- Online
Trends in biotechnology
Date: 1983-- Journals
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Drug discovery today. Technologies
Date: 2004-2021- Books
Sex, robots & vegan meat : adventures at the frontier of birth, food, sex & death / Jenny Kleeman.
Kleeman, JennyDate: 2020