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How tuberculosis became a test case for eugenic theory

A 19th-century collaboration that failed to prove how facial features could indicate the diseases people were most likely to suffer from became a significant stepping stone in the new ‘science’ of eugenics.

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Does mass media pave the way to fascism?

In the aftermath of World War II, psychoanalysts found the psychological roots of authoritarianism closer to home than was comfortable.

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Drops of water

In the compulsory isolation of lockdown, Daisy Lafarge’s repeated visits – via a new microscope – to the miniature worlds contained by drops of pond water provided her with the company and escapism she craved.

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Giving shape to sound

Fascinated by language and how music feels, Deaf rapper Signkid creates tracks that give shape to sound. He discusses inspiration, access and performing for all audiences, D/deaf and hearing alike.

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  • The red ribbon : symbol of AIDS awareness : wear a ribbon to show your commitment to the fight against AIDS : promoted in the UK by the World AIDS Day steering group / produced by the National AIDS Trust on behalf of the World AIDS Day steering group with the support of the Health Education Authority.
  • The red ribbon : symbol of AIDS awareness : wear a ribbon to show your commitment to the fight against AIDS : promoted in the UK by the World AIDS Day steering group / produced by the National AIDS Trust on behalf of the World AIDS Day steering group with the support of the Health Education Authority.
  • The red ribbon : symbol of AIDS awareness : wear a ribbon to show your commitment to the fight against AIDS : promoted in the UK by the World AIDS Day steering group / produced by the National AIDS Trust on behalf of the World AIDS Day steering group with the support of the Health Education Authority.
  • The red ribbon : symbol of AIDS awareness : wear a ribbon to show your commitment to the fight against AIDS : promoted in the UK by the World AIDS Day steering group / produced by the National AIDS Trust on behalf of the World AIDS Day steering group with the support of the Health Education Authority.
  • The red ribbon : symbol of AIDS awareness : wear a ribbon to show your commitment to the fight against AIDS : promoted in the UK by the World AIDS Day steering group / produced by the National AIDS Trust on behalf of the World AIDS Day steering group with the support of the Health Education Authority.
  • The red ribbon : symbol of AIDS awareness : wear a ribbon to show your commitment to the fight against AIDS : promoted in the UK by the World AIDS Day steering group / produced by the National AIDS Trust on behalf of the World AIDS Day steering group with the support of the Health Education Authority.
  • World AIDS Day : Monday 1st December 1997 / organised by Edinburgh and the Lothians Word AIDS Day Planning Group ; funded by Lothian Health and The City of Edinburgh Council ; Crusaid Scotland.
  • World AIDS Day : Monday 1st December 1997 / organised by Edinburgh and the Lothians Word AIDS Day Planning Group ; funded by Lothian Health and The City of Edinburgh Council ; Crusaid Scotland.
  • Knights of Malta on board ship in the North Sea spy a phallic scupture on the beach at Dangast; representing an event held in 1993 in Dangast, Germany; published on World AIDS Day 1992 by the AIDS Working Group Oldenburg. Colour lithograph, 1992.
  • A hazy group of men and women representing solidarity in the face of AIDS; an advertisement for World AIDS Day by the Comissão Nacional Luta Contra a SIDA. Colour lithograph by Excess, ca. 1996.
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