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Eugenics and the welfare state

Indy Bhullar explores the ideas of William Beveridge and Richard Titmuss, who were strongly influenced by eugenic thinking, and yet championed the idea of the welfare state.

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The island of unclaimed bodies

In New York, those who live and die on the extreme edges of society are buried on an isolated island, often forgotten and unmourned. But recent legal changes aim to reduce stigma and restore their dignity.

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The history of brainwashing

Is it possible to control what other people think? In this abridged extract from his book ‘Brainwashed’, psychoanalyst and historian Daniel Pick offers us a new history of thought control.

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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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  • Sea life of Devonian times restoration in the New York State Museum, Albany.
  • The faces of Latin American men and women of New York united in their support against AIDS by the New York State Health Department. Colour lithograph.
  • Men and women of different cultures and professions, with a warning by the New York State Health Department that AIDS does not discriminate.
  • An HIV positive woman with her child representing an advertisement for free medicine and medical care for people with HIV or AIDS as part of the AIDS Drug Assistance Program by the New York State Health Department and New York City.
  • The index finger of a fisted hand wearing a condom and forming the 'i' of AIDS; an advertisement for safe sex by Alfred University of New York. Colour lithograph by John Bloom.
  • The backside of a woman wearing jeans with a man's arm around her waist; warning to practice safe sex to prevent AIDS by the New York State Department of Health.
  • Men and women of different cultures and professions with a warning by the New York State Health Department that AIDS does not discriminate. Colour lithograph.
  • Men and women of different cultures and professions, with a warning by the New York State Health Department that AIDS does not discriminate. Colour lithograph.
  • Five women with a list of five increasingly risky choices for women to protect against AIDS by the New York State Health Department. Colour lithograph.
  • An HIV positive woman with her child representing an advertisement for free medicine and medical care for people with HIV or AIDS as part of the AIDS Drug Assistance Program by the New York State Health Department and New York City. Colour lithograph.
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