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The soul in the stomach

A 17th-century physician’s controversial theory about the link between the emotions and the stomach reminds us that we shouldn’t ignore our ‘gut feelings’.

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The Martians are coming

For over a hundred years, antagonistic alien invaders have been a popular focus for the imagined end of the world. But the destructive consequences of human behaviour is far more frightening.

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How writing helps me manage schizophrenia

For Erica Crompton, writing is much more than a career. It’s an essential component of her mental health toolkit.

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’No you’re not’ – a portrait of autistic women

In this sensitive series of portraits and interviews, photographer Rosie Barnes acknowledges the voices and experiences of autistic women.

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  • Abhandlungen der Mathematisch-physikalische Klasse der Königlich Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.
  • Doctor Zirkel follows Newton's famous steps under the fabled apple tree. Coloured wood engraving.
  • A course of lectures on natural philosophy and the mechanical arts / By Thomas Young.
  • A course of lectures on natural philosophy and the mechanical arts / By Thomas Young.
  • British Association for the Advancement of Science: the president-elect and presidents of departments. Wood engraving, 1883.
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society of London.
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society of London.
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society of London.
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society of London.
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society of London.
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