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Angles of love

Angles of love

In his short film Angles of Love, the UK-based artist and demographic scientist Vincent Straub asks friends, family and strangers the question:...

yesterday 20

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Our phosphorescent world

Our phosphorescent world

Listen to this essay On the Hebridean island where I live, off the western coast of Scotland, windy days are smelly ones because large amounts of...

yesterday 20

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Jack Lohmann

Darwin’s notebook

Darwin’s notebook

‘The American aborigines, Negroes and Europeans differ as much from each other in mind as any three races that can be named; yet I was incessantly...

previous day 40

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The inflammation age

The inflammation age

Listen to this essay Attend almost any medical appointment today and you’ll likely hear the word inflammation hovering in the background like a...

tuesday 30

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Amy K Mclennan

The quest for exomoons

The quest for exomoons

Following the first detection of an exoplanet – that is, a planet outside our solar system – in 1992, discoveries have exploded alongside advances...

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‘I awoke at ½ past 7’

‘I awoke at ½ past 7’

Listen to this essay I look at my Fitbit and note despondently that I have done only 2,247 steps today. I haven’t met my ‘hydration goal’ or...

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Elena Mary

Mask on/mask off

Mask on/mask off

Listen to this essay ‘Do you have the 20 bucks you promised me for gas?’ I twisted the key in the ignition. The staccato heaving of my electric...

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Gilly Kahn