Stories
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Tripping for spiritualism and science
Getting high in the name of religion or creativity has been practised for centuries. Now it seems hallucinogenics could help treat mental illnesses too.
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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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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 unearthly children of science fiction’s Cold War
In the 1950s a new figure emerged in British novels, film and television: a disturbing young alien that revealed postwar society’s fear of the unruly power of teenagers.
Catalogue
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Science, technology and the modern industrial state / Keith Pavitt and Michael Worboys.
Pavitt, Keith.Date: 1977- Books
Science, culture, and modern state formation / Patrick Carroll.
Carroll, Patrick, 1961-Date: [2006], ©2006- Books
Science and the planned state / by John R. Baker.
Baker, John R. (John Randal), 1900-1984.Date: [1945]- Books
Science and engineering state profiles : fall 1996 : detailed statistical tables / Richard J. Bennof, principal author.
Date: [1997?]- Books
Science, industry and the state / edited by G. Teeling-Smith.
Office of Health Economics (London, England)Date: 1965