Stories
- Article
A history of twins in science
For thousands of years, twins have been a source of fascination in mythology, religion and the arts. Since the 19th century, they have also been the subject of scientific study and experimentation.
- Book extract
The science of why things spread
From deadly pandemics to viral tweets, Adam Kucharski explores what makes something contagious.
- Article
The unearthly children of science fiction’s Cold War
In the 1950s a new figure emerged in British novels, film and television: a disturbing young alien that revealed postwar society’s fear of the unruly power of teenagers.
- Article
Bubbles of history
Since the 1960s, scientists have been able to study the air from past centuries by analysing particles in Arctic ice samples. But as the polar ice melts, the future of this research is changing.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
"Residencies - art"
Date: 1985-1994Reference: ART/AFH/A/18/21Part of: Arts for Health: archive- Archives and manuscripts
"LIME - wot's art?"
Date: 2002Reference: ART/LAB/A/6Part of: Papers of Langley Brown- Archives and manuscripts
"Science and art"
Date: 1994-2000Reference: ART/AFH/A/19/8Part of: Arts for Health: archive- Archives and manuscripts
Mind where you look - a comparative study between a hospital and a gallery as sites for viewing art
Date: 2005Reference: ART/AFH/D/92Part of: Arts for Health: archive- Archives and manuscripts
"Floating Time" art installation film
Date: 1999Reference: ART/AFH/A/10/7/1Part of: Arts for Health: archive