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The science behind racism: How discrimination is still holding people back in the jobs market

The science behind racism: How discrimination is still holding people back in the jobs market
Studies have shown that racism is rife in the job market
The science behind why you can’t lose weight 

The science behind why you can’t lose weight
Weight loss is not maths, it’s about physiology and psychology
My plan for the future is to die on a weekend

My plan for the future is to die on a weekend
When I write stories I can try on different voices. It’s still an adventure, writes Way of Telling author Xandra Bingley
What happens to journalism when working-class voices are silenced?
What happens to journalism when working-class voices are silenced?
Chairman Mao was Trump but with added brains… and mango
Chairman Mao was Trump but with added brains… and mango
Adoption is like ethnicity. It arrives as a plot point before we enter the story
Adoption is like ethnicity. It arrives as a plot point before we enter the story
Microchimerism: When the cells in your body are not your own

Microchimerism: When the cells in your body are not your own
40 years on, was Live Aid all for nothing? Or can we still be heroes?

40 years on, was Live Aid all for nothing? Or can we still be heroes?
We humans love to anthropomorphise our stuff. There’s a good reason for that

We humans love to anthropomorphise our stuff. There’s a good reason for that
Science writer Alex Riley: ‘Even if humans cause mass extinction, life will still endure’

Science writer Alex Riley: ‘Even if humans cause mass extinction, life will still endure’
Cockmakers, eye-punchers and blubbermen: A deep dive into ancient British crafts

Cockmakers, eye-punchers and blubbermen: A deep dive into ancient British crafts
Why most of your memories are probably not even real

Why most of your memories are probably not even real
How did Lin-Manuel Miranda become a global superstar?

How did Lin-Manuel Miranda become a global superstar?
I can never walk past a church without going in. All the complexities of human life are inside

I can never walk past a church without going in. All the complexities of human life are inside
These inspiring women in history flew in the face of patriarchal norms

These inspiring women in history flew in the face of patriarchal norms
‘Are you really the doctor?’: The realities of life as a Black doctor in the NHS

‘Are you really the doctor?’: The realities of life as a Black doctor in the NHS
Queer history goes back centuries – even the Georgians questioned their gender and sexuality

Queer history goes back centuries – even the Georgians questioned their gender and sexuality
This is what happens when crime and thriller authors get together

This is what happens when crime and thriller authors get together
How did Agatha Christie get poisons and obscure medicines so right?

How did Agatha Christie get poisons and obscure medicines so right?
The extraordinary story of Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to hold a pilot’s licence

The extraordinary story of Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to hold a pilot’s licence
Why did so many women in a tiny Hungarian village poison their husbands? 




