Stories
- Article
Eugenics and the welfare state
Indy Bhullar explores the ideas of William Beveridge and Richard Titmuss, who were strongly influenced by eugenic thinking, and yet championed the idea of the welfare state.
- Interview
Inside the mind of Ayurvedic Man’s curator, Bárbara Rodriguez Muñoz
The choices a curator makes – what goes in? what stays out? why? – are often as fascinating as the exhibition itself.
- 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.
- Book extract
My important, ridiculous nose
The nose is a much-maligned appendage, but it’s a powerful organ capable of invoking powerful emotions from past memories and sexual attraction.
Catalogue
- Books
Eponyms of dermatology / [Herman Goodman].
Goodman, Herman, 1894-1971.Date: 1924- Archives and manuscripts
Eponyms: XXIII. Spencer Wells' forceps
Date: 20th centuryReference: RAMC/629/10Part of: Royal Army Medical Corps Muniments Collection- Archives and manuscripts
Eponyms: VII. Percivall Pott: his own fracture
Date: 20th centuryReference: RAMC/629/9Part of: Royal Army Medical Corps Muniments Collection- Books
Eponyms in psychology : a dictionary and biographical sourcebook / Leonard Zusne.
Zusne, Leonard, 1924-2003.Date: 1987- Archives and manuscripts
Medical/Surgical/Scientific Eponyms
Date: 1928-1948Reference: PP/FPW/B.206Part of: Parkes Weber, Frederick (1863-1962)