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Wonder Woman’s wonder women

Discover more about the women who inspired an icon: Wonder Woman’s story of bondage, bracelets and birth control.

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The metamorphosis of masturbation

Throughout history, medics and campaigners have tried to stamp out masturbation – but is modern science transforming its reputation?

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The art of soundproof design

Too much noise is more than annoying – it has serious negative effects on health and cognitive ability. Find out how designers and architects are mitigating the downsides of sound.

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Rethinking the placebo effect

The placebo effect has long been harnessed for both legitimate and fraudulent use, but we’re only just discovering how and why our bodies respond positively to dummy drugs, as Anjuli Sharma reveals.

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  • Titlepage to Human Ancestry From a Genetical Point of View by R. Ruggles Gates, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1948
  • Variation of colour in rats as described in Mendel's Law, plate 6 in Genetics and Eugenics by W. E. Castle, Harvard University Press, 1916
  • Colour variation in wild Norway rats captured in England, fig 57 opp. page 126 in Genetics and Eugenics by W. E. Castle, Harvard University Press, 1916
  • Diagram to explain the inheritance of colour, as described in Mendel's Law, fig 30a in Genetics and Eugenics by W. E. Castle, Harvard University Press, 1916
  • Skeletons of a cliff dweller and an inland Bushman, plate XV in Human Ancestry From a Genetical Point of View by R. Ruggles Gates, Harvard University Press, 1948
  • Titlepage, Genetics and Eugenics, a text book for students of biology and a reference book for animal and plant breeders by W. E. Castle, Cambridge, Harvard University Press, 1916
  • The Gibralter Neanderthal skull and Rhodesian skull in side view, plate VII in Human Ancestry From a Genetical Point of View by R. Ruggles Gates, Harvard University Press, 1948
  • Skulls and restored heads of the Hominidae, plate 1 opp p. 80 in Human Ancestry From a Genetical Point of View by R. Ruggles Gates, Harvard University Press, 1948
  • Mandibles of male, female and female child gorilla, plate VI in Human Ancestry From a Genetical Point of View by R. Ruggles Gates, Harvard University Press, Cambridge Massachusetts, 1948
  • Two old Korana women and Boskop type of skull in a modern Hottentot, plate XIV in Human Ancestry From a Genetical Point of View, by R. Ruggles Gates, Harvard University Press, 1948
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