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Life before assistive technology

When an inherited condition caused Alex Lee’s vision to deteriorate, he began to discover the technologies that would help him navigate the world around him. Here he describes how his life began to change.

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A history of gestation outside the body

It’s been over 400 years since a Swiss alchemist theorised that foetuses could develop outside the womb. Claire Horn examines incubator technology past and present, and explores the possibilities recent prototypes might bring.

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The birth of the public museum

The first public museums evolved from wealthy collectors’ cabinets of curiosities and were quickly recognised as useful vehicles for culture.

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The joys and failures of audio description

Audio description enhances the experience of watching a film or TV show for people with a visual impairment, but it's not widely available in the UK. Alex Lee explains why.

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  • The chemical laboratory at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston: women and men at class. Wood engraving, c. 1880.
  • Peabody Institute, South Danvers, Massachusetts: the address of welcome ceremony. Coloured lithograph by I.H. Bradford & Co. after W. Snell.
  • A guide map to the Museum of History and Technology / United States National Museum, Smithsonian institution.
  • A guide map to the Museum of History and Technology / United States National Museum, Smithsonian institution.
  • A guide map to the Museum of History and Technology / United States National Museum, Smithsonian institution.
  • A guide map to the Museum of History and Technology / United States National Museum, Smithsonian institution.
  • A guide map to the Museum of History and Technology / United States National Museum, Smithsonian institution.
  • A guide map to the Museum of History and Technology / United States National Museum, Smithsonian institution.
  • The rudiments of natural philosophy / compiled from the works of Professor Olmstead [sic]: and prepared for the blind, at the Perkins Institution and Massachusetts Asylum, Boston.
  • Brain Organoid.
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