Stories
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Political brilliance and the power of self-promotion
How do you convince people you’re exceptional? Meet the ultimate self-styled genius.
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A history of twins in science
For thousands of years, twins have been a source of fascination in mythology, religion and the arts. Since the 19th century, they have also been the subject of scientific study and experimentation.
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The quest to breed gifted children
If you had the chance, would you choose a genius baby?
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How do advertisers get inside our heads?
Vance Packard exposed techniques of mass manipulation developed by 1950s advertisers that are still at work today in the age of big data.
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David Roberts (1796-1864), painter
Date: 1833Reference: MS.7337/96-99Part of: Miscellany: English, 19th-20th centuries- Pictures
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David Roberts. Photograph by H.N. King.
King, Horatio Nelson, 1828-1905.Date: 1800-1899Reference: 15216i- Books
Gwyn Elias Roberts / David Wilson, Carol Roberts.
Wilson, David.Date: 2002- Pictures
The temple at Karnac, Thebes, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe, 1849, after David Roberts, 1838.
Roberts, David, 1796-1864.Date: [1849]Reference: 43501iPart of: Plate to: David Roberts, Egypt and Nubia, vol. II, pl. 57- Books
Julienne Goodwin / David Roberts.
Roberts, David.Date: 2002