Stories
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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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Revelations of blindness in the Middle Ages
Medieval texts, from Islamic medical treatises to Christian books of miracles, reveal surprisingly varied and complex experiences of blindness. But when medieval scholar Jude Seal experienced visual impairment themselves, they gained an even deeper understanding of the lives they were studying.
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Guide dogs or good dogs from the Middle Ages
Medieval illustrations often show blind people, sometimes with dogs. But working out whether these were actually guide dogs involves a mix of detailed detective work and expert speculation.
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Surviving as an asexual person in a heteronormative world
Experiencing no sexual attraction led Seleena Laverne Daye to feel she was somehow failing as an adult. But she found a way to claim her identity and to thrive.
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Remarks on the repair of wounds and fractures in aged persons / by G.M. Humphry.
Humphry, George Murray, Sir, 1820-1896.Date: [1884]- Books
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A discourse concerning old-age : tending to the instruction, caution and comfort of aged persons / by Richard Steele.
Steele, Richard, 1629-1692Date: 1688- Books
The aged in the welfare state : the interim report of a survey of persons aged 65 and over in Britain, 1962 and 1963 / by Peter Townsend and Dorothy Wedderburn, assisted by Sylvia Korte and Sheila Benson.
Townsend, Peter, 1928-2009.Date: [1965], ©1965- Books
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A collection of prophetical warnings of the eternal spirit, Pronounc'd by the following Persons, viz. Mary Aspinal, Mary Beer, aged 13. Thom. Dutton, Thom. Emes, John Glover, Ann Good, aged 11 Elizab. Grey, Mary Keemer, Anna Maria King, aged 13 John Lacy, John Moor, John Moult, aged 15 John Potter, Mary Turner, Ann Watts.
Date: 1708- Books
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The structural changes observed in the testicles of aged persons ; The structural changes in the testicle of the dog when it is replaced within the abdominal cavity / by Joseph Griffiths.
Griffiths, Joseph, 1863-1945.Date: [1893]