Stories
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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.
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History of condoms from animal to rubber
Come on a journey from the first recorded condoms in the 16th century to the modern female condoms in the 1990s – and everything in between.
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Inhaling happiness and gasping for a high
The rapid, short-lived high we get from whippets, reefers and vapes can be accompanied by long-term health consequences. The search is on for safer ways to get stoned.
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Self-obsessing in the age of selfies
The tiny, joyful spark of a social media ‘like’ can lead to a damaging obsession. Find out how far people will go when their phone addiction gets the upper hand.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
'Galton - history of psychology'
Date: 1961Reference: PSY/KEN/6/2Part of: Kenna, John Corbett- Books
From xylography to holography : five centuries of natural history illustration / by Gavin D.R. Bridson.
Bridson, Gavin D. R. (Gavin Douglas Ruthven), 1936-Date: 1989- Archives and manuscripts
'Medical History correspondence' re Hare's paper "New Light on the History of Penicillin"
Date: mid 20th century - late 20th centuryReference: PP/HAR/C.27Part of: Hare, Ronald (1899-1986), bacteriologist- Archives and manuscripts
'Women in Medicine', typescript 'Miss Gwen Smith's paper'
Reference: SA/MWF/C.7/2Part of: Medical Women's Federation- Archives and manuscripts
Papers on various subjects
Date: late 19th century - early 20th centuryReference: MS.7044/3/1-47Part of: Hill, Norman Walter (1852-c.1920), collector