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The island of unclaimed bodies

In New York, those who live and die on the extreme edges of society are buried on an isolated island, often forgotten and unmourned. But recent legal changes aim to reduce stigma and restore their dignity.

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The sweet sound of synthetic speech

After Alex experienced a serious deterioration in his sight, he came to rely on artificial voices to help him with everyday tasks. Find out how synthetic speech came to be developed.

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Winter blues and the story of SAD

In ‘Chasing the Sun‘ Linda Geddes reveals why for some people, winter is literally depressing, showing how we first came to recognise seasonal affective disorder (SAD).

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A symbol of a lost homeland

The story of one protective amulet from Palestine reveals a complex tale. Encompassing the personal history of an influential doctor and collector, it provides a window onto dispossession and exile, and the painful repercussions that are still felt today.

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  • The head and shoulders of a man with the words 'Afterward, I worry about what I've done'; an advertisement for ARIES, a phone group project organised by the University of Washington for gay men to promote safer sex to prevent AIDS. Colour lithograph by Megan Adcock.
  • Dierama pulcherrimum Baker Iridaceae. Angel's Fishing rods, African harebell.. Herbaceous perennial. Distribution: South Africa. Said to be used in South African Muthi medicine, but no references found other than it being grown at the Medicinal Garden of the University of Washington and the Royal College of Physicians, London. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • McGill University: McIntyre Medical Sciences Building. Plan of the Library Reading Room, Wellcome Camera and The Osler Library.
  • With compliments / The Library, the Royal Veterinary College, University of London ; Librarian: Linda D. Warden.
  • With the Librarian's compliments / Royal Veterinary College (University of London).
  • Anatomical Fugitive Sheets: detail of Autumn, c. 1620
  • Anatomical Fugitive Sheets: Spring; circa 1620
  • Anatomical Fugitive Sheets: summer, c. 1620
  • Anatomical Fugitive Sheets: Autumn; circa 1620
  • Anatomical Fugitive Sheets: Winter; circa 1620
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