Stories
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Epidemic threats and racist legacies
Epidemiology is the systematic, data-driven study of health and disease in populations. But as historian Jacob Steere-Williams suggests, this most scientific of fields emerged in the 19th century imbued with a doctrine of Western imperialism – a legacy that continues to influence how we talk about disease.
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Can our minds be taken hostage?
It’s not unusual for captives to end up feeling strong bonds with their captors. But is it a matter of submission or survival?
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Can isolation lead to manipulation?
Military-funded researchers wanted to know if isolation techniques could facilitate brainwashing. One neuroscientist suggested that it might improve our own control over our minds.
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Beating the bodysnatchers
When a rise in grave robbing called for strong measures, mortsafes became the unassailable solution. Allison C. Meier explores.
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The extinct animals of North America / William Henry Flower.
Flower, William Henry, 1831-1899.Date: [1876]- Books
Chester and North Wales Medical Society / [William Henry Dobie].
Dobie, William Henry.Date: 1939- Archives and manuscripts
Evans, Donald, Health Officer, Sampson County, Clinton, North Carolina
Date: 1954Reference: PP/AWD/B/12/9/3Part of: Daley, Sir (William) Allen (1887-1969)- Books
Plant hypnotics among the North American Indians / William A. Emboden, Jr.
Emboden, William A., Jr.Date: 1976- Archives and manuscripts
Gray, Gordon, President of the Consolidated University of North Carolina
Date: 1952Reference: PP/AWD/B/12/9/4Part of: Daley, Sir (William) Allen (1887-1969)