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Bringing Braille back to the modern world

For anyone who thinks Braille is so last century, read on. New tech is helping dust Braille down and bring it to today’s visually impaired people.

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Dangers inside and out

Eimear McBride reflects on the deadly consequences of misogyny in the wake of the murder of Sarah Everard and argues why advising women to simply “stay indoors” is wrong.

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Investigating what lithium is and how it works

The more questions Laura Grace Simpkins asked about lithium, the more she realised how little is known about this powerful drug and how it affects our mental health.

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Diagnosed bipolar, prescribed lithium

In the first part of a series looking into lithium, Laura Grace Simpkins recounts the beginning of her troubled relationship with this mysterious drug.

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  • Francis Galton, Finger prints, 1892
  • Francis Galton, Finger prints, 1892
  • Francis Galton, Finger prints, 1892
  • Francis Galton, Finger prints, 1892
  • Francis Galton, Finger prints, 1892
  • Francis Galton, Finger prints, 1892
  • Finger prints / by Francis Galton.
  • Classification and uses of finger prints / by Sir E.R. Henry.
  • Classification and uses of finger prints / by Sir E.R. Henry.
  • Henry Faulds: Dactylography
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