Stories
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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.
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People against pollution
Alice Bell reflects on what happens when communities help solve environmental problems, and whether citizen science can help fight industrial pollution today.
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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 ‘undesirable epileptic’
Abused in her marriage for being 'a sick woman', Aparna Nair looked to history to make sense of the response to her epilepsy. She discovered how centuries of fear and discrimination were often endorsed by science and legislation.
Catalogue
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Report on the consultation on the review of the Human Fertilisation & Embryology Act 1990 : prepared for the Department of Health / People Science & Policy Ltd.
Date: 2006- Books
Formative evaluation of the large Hadron Collider Communication Project : report prepared for Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council / People Science & Policy Ltd.
Date: 2006- Books
Dialogue with the public : practical guidelines / developed for the Research Councils UK and the Office of Science and Technology by People Science & Policy Ltd. and Taylor Nelson Sofres.
People Science & Policy Ltd.Date: 2002- Books
Formative evaluation of the large Hadron Collider Communication Project : appendices to the report prepared for Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council / People Science & Policy Ltd.
Date: 2006- Books
Monitoring policy and research activities on science in society in Europe (MASIS) : national report, United Kingdom / written by George Gaskell, People Science & Policy Ltd, Kerry Holden.
Gaskell, George.Date: 2010