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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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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.

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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 secret lives of Britain’s first Black physicians

Dr Annabel Sowemimo explores the web of connections between early Black British doctors, the role of empire in West Africa and the pernicious reach of scientific racism.

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  • The new royal Encyclopaedia Londinensis; or, complete, modern and universal dictionary of arts and sciences ... / [Edited] By G.S. Howard ... The mathematical ... and geographical parts, &c. revised by J. Bettesworth ... The historical ... departments, inspected by H. Boswell ... The philosophical, critical ... theological, musical, and other scientific subjects, revised ... by F. Stonehouse ... and others.
  • H.I.V./AIDS education at the Institute of Education, University of London.
  • H.I.V./AIDS education at the Institute of Education, University of London.
  • H.I.V./AIDS education at the Institute of Education, University of London.
  • H.I.V./AIDS education at the Institute of Education, University of London.
  • H.I.V./AIDS education at the Institute of Education, University of London.
  • H.I.V./AIDS education at the Institute of Education, University of London.
  • A black man holds a condom between his thumb and finger representing an advertisement for an exhibition on The Art of AIDS Education at Hartnett Gallery, University of Rochester, Massachusetts between April 6 - 20, 1992. Colour lithograph, 1992.
  • An écorché figure seen from the back, holding a skull in his lowered right hand. His left arm is raised with his hand held in a gesture of eloquence. Engraving by G. Bonasone, 155-.
  • An écorché figure seen from the back, holding a skull in his lowered right hand. His left arm is raised with his hand held in a gesture of eloquence. Engraving by G. Bonasone, 155-.
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