Stories
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The big freeze
In recent years we’ve come to realise that global heating is our biggest threat. But it’s hard to shake off the fear of a return to ice-age conditions, the predominant narrative since the late 17th century.
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Heating up and drying out
Menopause doesn’t have to signify old age, but when your body feels like it’s letting you down, it’s hard not to believe that your useful life may be over.
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Chemotherapy-day drawings
Undergoing treatment for bowel cancer, artist Clare Smith produced around 70 abstract drawings while sitting in the chemotherapy chair. She reflects on how creativity can bring respite in a crisis.
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Laughing at disaster
If joking around can help us cope when the worst happens, could comedy be a useful way to connect on climate change?
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Thermal image of hot liquid being poured into a cold flask
Dr. Caroline Pope and William Parish, University of Bristol- Books
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Further experiments on the disinfecting powers of increased temperatures / by William Henry.
Henry, William, 1774-1836.Date: 1832- Books
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Account of a series of experiments, shewing the effects of compression in modifying the action of heat. Read in the Royal Society of Edinburgh, June 3, 1805 / by Sir James Hall.
Hall, James, 1761-1832.Date: [1805]- Books
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Dissertatio inauguralis, de calorico ... / Eruditorum examini subjicit Simon Reardon.
Reardon, Simon.Date: 1797- Books
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Essays and observations on the construction and graduation of thermometers, and on the heating and cooling of bodies / By George Martine.
Martine, George, 1702-1741.Date: 1772