Stories
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The meaning of happiness
What is happiness? Tiffany Watt Smith charts how its definition has changed over time, from chance emotion to something that can be measured and controlled.
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How nature is defending itself in court
The idea that nature has legal rights is increasingly being taken seriously, but who gets to speak for it? Isabella Kaminski asks how the non-human can be represented within a human-made system.
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Domestic titans
Feeling trapped by the idea that an impenetrable carapace of space trash could surround the planet, Elvia Wilk turned to thoughts of the new worlds still to be revealed here on Earth.
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The enigma of the medieval folding almanac
With its combination of rich, portable data and high-end style, this folding almanac could have been the medieval equivalent of the latest iPhone.
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A dilapidated hay wain, pulled by emaciated donkeys (Mental and Physical Weakness) is driven by a young man (Torpor) and carries two women in rags (Poverty and Humility) while three women (Fragility, Patience and Servitude) accompany the cart; representing the attributes of human existence. Engraving by Cornelis Cort, 1564, after M. van Heemskerck.
Heemskerk, Martin van, 1498-1574.Date: [1564]Reference: 38965i- Books
Scattered limbs : a medical dreambook / by Iain Bamforth.
Bamforth, IainDate: 2020- Books
Rethinking abortion : equal choice, the Constitution, and reproductive politics / Mark A. Graber.
Graber, Mark A.Date: [1996]- Books
Performance, medicine and the human / Alex Mermikides.
Mermikides, AlexDate: 2020- Books
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On the influence of sea-voyages on the human body, and their value in the treatment of consumption / by C. Faber.
Faber, C.B.Date: [1876-1877]