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Not in our name

Not in our name

Listen to this essay War is as old as humanity. Long before it became a matter of law or strategy, it was written into our myths and instincts: the...

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Vincenza Falletti

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:...

thursday 30

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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...

thursday 30

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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...

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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...

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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