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Humanity has lost its animal instincts. And it’s been a disaster for the world
Humanity has lost its animal instincts. And it’s been a disaster for the world
To call someone an animal is an insult, the quintessential “other”. At the same time, we humans covet their qualities
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
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
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
The strange harmony of music, maths and science should be part of every school curriculum
The strange harmony of music, maths and science should be part of every school curriculum
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
