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Dancing for joy

Dancing is a mood enhancer, it increases social bonding and it improves creativity. Maybe you really can dance all your troubles away.

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Hope

In the first episode of our podcast series ‘Hello Happiness’, Bidisha explores our emotions – focusing on hope – with a diverse range of scientists, historians, artists and activists.

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Father of the house

Stuart Evers thought he’d shaken off his family’s rigid definition of masculinity. But when he became a dad, those buried patriarchal ideas made an unexpected return.

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Finding a cure for homesickness

While technology can mitigate some aspects of homesickness, other components of home are harder to replicate. Find out how 21st-century studies are helping homesickness sufferers find silver linings in their new situation.

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  • All ground spices with this trademark warranted genuine / Peter Leech & Son.
  • All ground spices with this trademark warranted genuine / Peter Leech & Son.
  • All ground spices with this trademark warranted genuine / Peter Leech & Son.
  • To her most sacred Majesty, Catharine the second Empress of all the Russias, whose transcendent wisdom, admirable policy and parental affection, extended to every part of her vast dominions, have completed the immense work begun by the immortal Peter as a just tribute to this august princess, the avowed patroness of genius, and universal protectress of art, science and literature, these volumes are with the profoundest respect and gratitude dedicated by her imperial Majesty's most obedient and most devoted servant John Boydell / Tomkins scripsit, Ashby sculpsit.
  • A woman (Kwo Pe) with a tumour hanging from her upper lip. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, ca. 1839.
  • Jesus appoints Peter as head of the church. Chromotypograph.
  • Jesus appoints Peter as head of the church. Engraving.
  • Saint Peter preaching. Chromolithograph by L. Gruner, 1861, after C. Mariannecci after Tommaso di Cristoforo Fini, il Masolino.
  • Saint Peter baptizing. Chromolithograph by L. Gruner after C. Mariannecci after Masaccio.
  • Saint Peter giving alms. Chromolithograph by L. Gruner, 1863, after C. Mariannecci after Masaccio.
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