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The psychological impact of nuclear war

How would you hold up psychologically if a nuclear bomb was dropped? Discover the British government’s secret predictions from the 1980s.

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The history of brainwashing

Is it possible to control what other people think? In this abridged extract from his book ‘Brainwashed’, psychoanalyst and historian Daniel Pick offers us a new history of thought control.

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Booze and bad behaviour

Our love of alcohol is like a party that’s lasted nine centuries. But there are signs that the demon drink is losing its appeal.

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Dangers inside and out

Eimear McBride reflects on the deadly consequences of misogyny in the wake of the murder of Sarah Everard and argues why advising women to simply “stay indoors” is wrong.

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  • A young couple with their daughter; advertising the One-child policy as essential for prosperity in China. Colour lithograph, 198-.
  • 1.83 resources : population / produced by the Education Department of the World Wildlife Fund in collaboration with the International Planned Parenthood Federation and with the assistance of Population Concern.
  • 1.83 resources : population / produced by the Education Department of the World Wildlife Fund in collaboration with the International Planned Parenthood Federation and with the assistance of Population Concern.
  • 1.83 resources : population / produced by the Education Department of the World Wildlife Fund in collaboration with the International Planned Parenthood Federation and with the assistance of Population Concern.
  • 1.83 resources : population / produced by the Education Department of the World Wildlife Fund in collaboration with the International Planned Parenthood Federation and with the assistance of Population Concern.
  • 1.83 resources : population / produced by the Education Department of the World Wildlife Fund in collaboration with the International Planned Parenthood Federation and with the assistance of Population Concern.
  • 1.83 resources : population / produced by the Education Department of the World Wildlife Fund in collaboration with the International Planned Parenthood Federation and with the assistance of Population Concern.
  • A young couple with an infant daughter; advertising the One-child policy in China. Colour lithograph, 198-.
  • We are sorry that you were unable to attend the workshop: Community based AIDS prevention and care in Africa: building on local initiatives, co-sponsored by The Population Council and the Wellcome Foundation Ltd's Positive Action programme at the IX International conference on AIDS in Berlin ... / Dr. Colette Dehlot, The Population Council, Dr. Andrew Revell, The Wellcome Foundation Ltd.
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