Stories
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The serious side of historical games
Some games carry a weighty message, from the earliest form of snakes and ladders that led to either heaven or hell, to chess pieces representing the dangerous manoeuvres of unsafe sex in the 80s.
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An insider’s view of Play Well
Curator Shamita Sharmacharja offers behind-the-scenes insights into an exhibition about the serious business of play.
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My rainforest upbringing
In the introduction to her serial, research biologist Nataly Allasi Canales charts the influences that led her to passion for preserving the species of the Peruvian Amazon, where she spent her childhood.
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The sweet sound of synthetic speech
After Alex experienced a serious deterioration in his sight, he came to rely on artificial voices to help him with everyday tasks. Find out how synthetic speech came to be developed.
Catalogue
- Books
Education by plays and games / by George Ellsworth Johnson.
Johnson, George Ellsworth, 1862-1931.Date: [1907], ©1907- Archives and manuscripts
Correspondence - non AIDS
Date: 1987-1989Reference: SA/HEC/A/43/13/11Part of: Health Education Council and Health Education Authority- Pictures
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Playing cards with a condom and a warning gambling games are dangerous when it comes to AIDS; an advertisement by the Lions Club of Bombay Hilltop and the HIV/AIDS Information and Guidance Centre in Bombay. Lithograph, ca. 1996.
Date: [1996?]Reference: 677264i- Books
Just like a bed of roses : Democs and discussion based learning in the classroom / New Economics Foundation.
New Economics FoundationDate: [2006]- Archives and manuscripts
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"Bodies": Drafts, papers, correspondence, royalty agreements etc.
Date: 1983 - 1986Reference: SA/FPA/C/G/4/5/2Part of: Family Planning Association