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The seizure dog

Aparna Nair's dog Charlie made her feel safe in the world. His uncanny ability to sense when she was about to experience a seizure also gave her an unexpected ally in her struggles with epilepsy.

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Designing death in the virtual city

Danger and death are fun when they’re virtual – and when they incorporate realistic elements. Now the tables are turned, as urban planners learn from game environments.

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How I cured my fear of vomiting

Emetophobia ruled every waking moment of Alex’s life. Until he came to realise he couldn’t live that way any more.

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The psychological impact of nuclear war

How would you hold up psychologically if a nuclear bomb was dropped? Discover the British government’s secret predictions from the 1980s.

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  • People on motorbicycles and bicycles, shown against the grid of a radar screen, homing in on the centre, returning home in the traffic; representing the need for safe driving. Colour lithograph by Atelier Börmel, 196-.
  • Prevention of traffic accidents in Shanxi province, China. Colour lithograph, 1957.
  • Road safety in Djibouti. Colour lithograph, ca. 2000.
  • The head of a cat with green eyes wide open above a road. Colour lithograph after L. Cusden.
  • A boy bowling a hoop along the pavement alongside a van travelling on the road. Colour lithograph.
  • A deadly claw holding a slate listing the number of pedestrians killed or injured in traffic accidents in Germany in 1929. Colour lithograph by V. Zietara, ca. 1930.
  • Look to the right : look to the left.
  • Don't play on the road : pasteurised milk.
  • Look first : there is sure to be a vehicle coming!
  • The head of a blind man wearing dark glasses, and a hand carrying a white stick on the road; advertising attention to the blind in Germany. Colour lithograph, 199- (?).
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