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The Italian Patient: Health care in Renaissance Italy
History & The Arts

The Italian Patient: Health care in Renaissance Italy

...Thinking History What do Renaissance hospitals tell us about? Not just about medicine, but also about concepts of the body to which that medicine was applied, the destiny of the soul (should the medicine not work), the priorities of the society from which the funds for the treatment were forthcoming (or extracted). But the people who documented the work at the Florentine...
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When words escape control: Tourette syndrome and slurs
Education & Development

When words escape control: Tourette syndrome and slurs

...think of this in terms of a distinction between harm and blame. The utterance caused harm in the sense that it exposed Michael B. Jordan, Delroy Lindo and the audience to language deeply associated with racist intent. But assigning moral blame is far more complicated if the speech was involuntary. Which is why, in a case like this, the responsibility lies less with...
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What are the secrets of enduring love?
Society, Politics & Law

What are the secrets of enduring love?

...think you’ll agree that they’re the real relationship experts. And in the same way, you are the expert on your own relationships. The point of this book is to give you all the ideas, examples, and practical tips that you need to find your own way to enduring love. Why secrets? Why have we called this book the secrets of enduring love rather than just the secret? Well,...
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Europe’s Borders in Question
Society, Politics & Law

Europe’s Borders in Question

...thinking of member states Europe remains ‘open’ – but only for the ‘right’ kind of people. Territorial borders, after all, have never just been about keeping things out. They are as much about inclusion as exclusion, more a filtering mechanism to sort out ‘wanted’ from ‘unwanted’ migrants, the ‘safe’ from the more ‘risky’ population. Of late, the...
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Mizuki Shigeru: An appreciation
History & The Arts

Mizuki Shigeru: An appreciation

...think Mizuki really did encounter something in the jungle. If we think that way, the world becomes a more interesting place, doesn't it?—May Mizuki Shigeru rest in peace. I myself have always liked Ittanmomen. Someone else posted some words by Mizuki Shigeru that inspired them: 自分の好きなことをやる。 そのために 人は生まれてきたのだ。 （by...
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Panic buying and how to stop it
Health, Sports & Psychology

Panic buying and how to stop it

...think too much about the reasons why we do things. Once a norm is in place, people generally adhere to it because it makes life easier. Just as much as personal norms regulate individual behaviour, shared norms regulate activities in large social groups and prescribe what is allowed, what is prohibited or just frowned upon. Most countries hold sufficient stock for people...
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Getting started on ancient Greek
History & The Arts

Getting started on ancient Greek

...think of ‘delta’ (δ, upper case Δ) as an English ‘d’, or ‘pi’ (π, upper case Π) as an English ‘p’. Look at the name of the Greek god ‘Poseidon’, which contains a combination of letters that might look both familiar and strange: Ποσειδων (= Poseidon) Although Ποσειδων is trickier to decipher than Ζευς, there is still a one-to-one...
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Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
Picturing the family
History & The Arts

Picturing the family

...thinking and argument? Photographs require as much scrutiny and critical analysis as written records. It is easy to think of them as ‘truthful’ and ‘objective’ because they are produced by a machine that reacts to light falling on the actual scene or subject. However, all photographs are created by human agency and photographers legitimately seek to influence...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs