Stories
- Article
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.
- Article
How Indigenous insight inspires sustainable science
The forest of the Amazon Basin is inextricably bound up with the lives of the Indigenous peoples living there. Find out how they feel about the forest, use what it provides, and try to protect it from aggressive commercial exploitation.
- Article
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.
- Book extract
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.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Education and Careers in Science
Date: 1973 - 1999Reference: SA/BIO/C/7Part of: The Biochemical Society- Archives and manuscripts
Transparency Collection - Administration
Date: 14 Jan 1983 - 21 Dec 1983Reference: WA/MMS/AD/Mus/3/25Part of: Wellcome Museum of Medical Science- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Florence Exhibition - The History of Italian Science
Date: 1929Reference: WA/HMM/SJ/12Part of: Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and Library- Archives and manuscripts
Agency - W.H.O. [World Health Organisation]
Date: 13 May 1963 - 17 May 1963Reference: WA/MMS/AD/Mus/3/3Part of: Wellcome Museum of Medical Science- Books
- Online
Report - GCSE science 2008 examinations.
Date: 2009