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Health, Sports & Psychology
Oliver Sacks: "Romantic, in the sense of the romantic poets"
For Vaughan Bell of Mind Hacks, the more Sacks wrote, the more we were inspired - and the more we knew of the man himself
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Science, Maths & Technology
Fracking: No need for all the fuss
Geologist David Rothery considers the benefits of fracking against the environmental concerns.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Life with the lions: Why relocating South African lions to Rwanda might create its own problems
The reintroduction of lions to Rwanda after twenty years might seem like a conversation success story - but it's a little more compliacted, explains Laura Bertola.
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Money & Business
Small Data: Summer petrol prices
It's August - and many families will be heading off soon on summer holidays. But how has the cost of petrol changed over the last ten years?
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Digital & Computing
Why would you want your own web domain?
New services are making it easier to have your own home, under its own address, on the internet. But why would you want to do that? Tony Hirst explains.
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History & The Arts
Who is in the wrong in the Ashley Madison hack?
Hackers have exposed the details of millions of users of a site designed to help married people cheat. Nobody comes out of the story looking particularly good - but who is more sinned against than sinning?
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Science, Maths & Technology
How India reacted to Sundar Pichai's new role at Google - and what will he do?
Indian-born Sundar Pichai has been appointed CEO at Google. How did India react to the news? Like anything, with jokes and Wikipedia edit wars.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Postcards from the doctor: Spreading health care messages in India
How do you spread healthcare messages amongst people too poor to access the for-profit health system in India? One doctor found a low-tech approach works.
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Science, Maths & Technology
The world's busiest railway station - Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai
Find out more about the world's busiest railway station - Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai, India.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Building the first Thames sewer system
The original Thames sewer system became a pressing need following the clean-up of London streets. But even the stench of the river overpowering the Houses of Parliament couldn't persuade the Board of Works to speed up the building process. This editorial from The Morning Chronicle of 20th July, 1859 explores why the fight against cholera had ...
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Science, Maths & Technology
Can design by committee work? Making a case for open source design
We know what's wrong with design committees: too many cooks; too much spoiled broth; bitter recriminations over who spoiled the broth; broth being launched as a beta while spoiled broth is further spoiled by the same iterative process. By keeping everyone happy, nobody's happy, right? Well... maybe not. Design educator Mushon Zer-Aviv suggests ...
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Science, Maths & Technology
In the night sky - Galaxies
Professor Monica Grady and Philippa Smith, from the Open University's space science team, give you the lowdown on what to look for if you want to take up stargazing. From big bang to black holes; from spotting stars to identifying galaxies this collection is a beginner's guide to astronomy introducing you to the key features at each level of ...