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The relationship between science and art

Often seen as opposites, science and art both depend on observation and synthesis.

  • Interview

Sniffing glue and Scientology in the DrugScope archive

Academics on hallucinogenics, kids sniffing glue, and Scientologists recruiting drug users keen to kick the habit. Delve into Wellcome’s recently acquired DrugScope archive.

  • Long read

Primodos, paternalism and the fight to be heard

Journalist Florence Wildblood examines the case of Primodos – a conveniently quick but risky hormone pregnancy test that was prescribed in the 1960s and ’70s – and profiles two women at the story’s shocking heart.

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Guerrilla public health

From safe-use guides to needle exchange schemes, Harry Shapiro reflects on 40 years of drug harm reduction in the UK.

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  • Journal of the American Medical Association.
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society of London.
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society of London.
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society of London.
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society of London.
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society of London.
  • Lord John Russell, as an auctioneer with Sir Robert Peel as his clerk, auction a bundle of papers inscribed "law of libel", "trial by jury" and "bill of rights"; Daniel O'Connell, a prospective bidder, examines a paper marked "Magna Charta". Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1840.
  • A course of lectures on natural philosophy and the mechanical arts / By Thomas Young.
  • A course of lectures on natural philosophy and the mechanical arts / By Thomas Young.
  • A concert hall. Watercolour and crayons by Tomasz Sitkowski, 1976.
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