Stories
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The yogi as hermit, warrior, criminal and showman
How the modern world changed the life and reputation of the yogi.
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The big freeze
In recent years we’ve come to realise that global heating is our biggest threat. But it’s hard to shake off the fear of a return to ice-age conditions, the predominant narrative since the late 17th century.
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Duelling doctors
An enduring enthusiasm for 18th-century gentlemen to defend their ‘honour’ by duelling placed doctors in a delicate position. Specially when they faced being shot themselves.
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How can we prevent violence?
Evidence shows that strategies to prevent some types of violence can be very effective, while other, less well-acknowledged forms continue unabated. But hope can still guide us into a more peaceful future.
Catalogue
- Books
Pathogens for war : biological weapons, Canadian life scientists, and North American biodefence / Donald Avery.
Avery, Donald, 1938-Date: [2013]- Archives and manuscripts
Company-wide Newsletters & Journals (internal)
Date: 1942 - 2000Reference: WF/M/PB/01Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
Medact
Medical Campaign against Nuclear Weapons (f. 1980)Date: c.1955-c.2008Reference: SA/MED- Videos
The Bomb.
Date: 1980- Books
Attack warning red! : how Britain prepared for nuclear war / Julie McDowall.
McDowall, JulieDate: 2023