Stories
- In pictures
Electric marvels in the age of enlightenment
How our understanding of electricity has grown, from novelty to the pulse of modern life – and the inner fire that powers the human machine.
- Article
Surviving a flesh-eating disease
Nearly dying from a skin infection gave Scott Neill a chance to start again after an early life marked by grief and depression.
- Article
The healing power of breathing
The healing powers of different breathing methods are said to help with a range of health challenges, from asthma to PTSD. Effie Webb traces their spiritual origins and explores the modern proliferation of breathwork therapies.
- Article
The birth of the public museum
The first public museums evolved from wealthy collectors’ cabinets of curiosities and were quickly recognised as useful vehicles for culture.
Catalogue
- Books
Enlightenment and despair : a history of sociology / Geoffrey Hawthorn.
Hawthorn, Geoffrey.Date: 1976- Books
Enlightenment crossings : pre- and post-modern discourses anthropological / G.S. Rousseau.
Rousseau, G. S. (George Sebastian)Date: [1991], ©1991- Books
Enlightenment now : the case for reason, science, humanism, and progress / Steven Pinker.
Pinker, Steven, 1954-Date: 2018- Books
Enlightenment borders : pre- and post-modern discourses medical, scientific / G.S. Rousseau.
Rousseau, G. S. (George Sebastian)Date: [1991], ©1991- Books
Enlightenment, Romanticism, and the blind in France / William R. Paulson.
Paulson, William R., 1955-Date: [1987], ©1987