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The rise and fall of a medical mesmerist

Uncover the fascinating story of the doctor who popularised hypnotism as a medical technique, and could name Dickens among his famous friends.

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How the city lives inside me

Artist Murugiah illustrates his urban environment and the feelings of being consumed, falling, squeezed and trapped.

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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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Where hoarding and dementia meet

As Grandma’s dementia advanced, the things she’d amassed became more important: they consoled her. Clearing safe walkways through the piles became the first – though unwelcome – compromise.

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  • Cecil Fall and one other man. Photograph.
  • Page 4, Wellcome News, Summer/Fall 1969 Issue
  • Yosemite Valley, California: the Nevada Fall. Photograph, ca. 1880.
  • Niagara Falls: the American Fall, in winter. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.
  • Niagara Falls, New York: the American Fall, in winter. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.
  • Niagara Falls, Canada: the Horseshoe (or Canadian) Fall, in winter. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.
  • Niagara Falls, Canada: the Horseshoe (or Canadian) Fall, in winter. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.
  • Niagara Falls, New York: the American Fall from Luna Island, showing ice formations. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.
  • The fall of Phaethon. Engraving after N. Beatrizet after Michelangelo.
  • The fall of Phaethon. Engraving after N. Beatrizet after M. Buonarroti.
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