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Life before assistive technology

When an inherited condition caused Alex Lee’s vision to deteriorate, he began to discover the technologies that would help him navigate the world around him. Here he describes how his life began to change.

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‘My Hair Is Not…’

Eight Black people talk about their relationship with their hair – their hairstyle history, their experiences, and how they decided to have natural hair.

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Maria McKinney on ‘Sire’

All my grandparents were farmers; I grew up in the countryside surrounded by farms and helped neighbours herd sheep and cattle into the field. My body of work called ‘Sire’ looks at the genomics of modern cattle breeding.

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People against pollution

Alice Bell reflects on what happens when communities help solve environmental problems, and whether citizen science can help fight industrial pollution today.

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  • Joseph-Marie Jacquard, seated in an armchair. Weaving by Carquillat after Bruyas, ca. 1810.
  • Joseph-Marie Jacquard, seated in an armchair. Weaving by Carquillat after Bruyas, ca. 1810.
  • Joseph-Marie Jacquard, seated in an armchair. Weaving by Carquillat after Bruyas, ca. 1810.
  • Textiles: tapestry weaving, two close-up views of hands weaving. Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.
  • Visayas women weaving. The phrenological journal, 1899.
  • Textiles: weaving. Etching by Bénard after Lucotte.
  • Textiles: weaving. Etching by Bénard after Lucotte.
  • Textiles: silk weaving silk weaving equipment, plan and elevation of an oval loom. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.
  • Sarawak: a girl weaving cotton on a loom. Photograph.
  • A man weaving cloth. Watercolour by an Indian painter.
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