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Drawing the human animal

We might try to deny our animal instincts, but this series of extraordinary 17th-century drawings suggests they are only too apparent.

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Good animals, bad humans?

Could an animal be more evolved than a human? Victorian psychologists thought that in some cases the answer could be ‘yes’.

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Inside the mind of Ayurvedic Man’s curator, Bárbara Rodriguez Muñoz

The choices a curator makes – what goes in? what stays out? why? – are often as fascinating as the exhibition itself.

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The soul in the stomach

A 17th-century physician’s controversial theory about the link between the emotions and the stomach reminds us that we shouldn’t ignore our ‘gut feelings’.

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  • The expression of the emotions in man and animals / by Charles Darwin.
  • The expression of the emotions in man and animals / by Charles Darwin.
  • The expression of the emotions in man and animals / by Charles Darwin.
  • The expression of the emotions in man and animals / by Charles Darwin.
  • The expression of the emotions in man and animals / by Charles Darwin.
  • The expression of the emotions in man and animals / by Charles Darwin.
  • The expression of the emotions in man and animals / by Charles Darwin.
  • The expression of the emotions in man and animals / by Charles Darwin.
  • The expression of the emotions in man and animals / by Charles Darwin.
  • The expression of the emotions in man and animals / by Charles Darwin.
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