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The Imperial War Museum was founded to do a very different task to that of today.
Muslims?
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The lives of young non-Muslims are being shaped by Islamophobia in public and private spaces.
Preparing for the Kaufman show, AKA the Culture, Media and Sport Committee.
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The House of Commons’ longest-serving MP has died, aged 86.
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We’re more likely to remember a storm with a human face – and will prepare for it.
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In this episode we look at historical visions of the future and how accurate they were, the future of work, and what it's like to predict the future for a day job.
A trench amphipod, Hirondellea gigas , from the deepest place on Earth: Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench (10,890m).
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But should we care if the extreme marine frontier is not clean?
You know, that doesn’t quite say what I meant it to.
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The rules are pretty clear – and really crucial reading for anyone drafting, say, an executive order.
World view from Davos.
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Oxfam is right to highlight disparities in wealth.
Tam Dalyell (1932-2017).
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The unique parliamentarian who coined the West Lothian question.
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New research pinpoints the genes that could counteract decades of bland breeding.
Will you still be able to do the crossword when you’re 80? Yep, better than ever, probably.
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There are a number of myths associated with what happens to our brain and bodies as we age.
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Musicians have largely greeted Trump with the sound of silence – and in doing so, they check the normalisation of the current administration.
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2016 has been a grim year for pop music, but the latest celebrity deaths highlight the depth of our rich popular culture.
Members of the band MP4 present Jeremy Corbyn and Tracy Brabin MP with copies of the Jo Cox charity single. Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire/PA Images
MPs and rock songs may seem like odd bedfellows, but the charity single marks a longstanding shift in how music mobilises the masses.
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The last 20 years of failure to tackle boardroom excess should prompt a more radical approach.
Titian’s Rape of Europa.
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In history and mythology, Europe always begins somewhere else. That should tell us something about creeping nationalism.
Barncales stick with glue like no other.
Neil Theasby
Nature has created some of the strongest glues with properties we could use – if we understood how they worked.
Would you want to wake up in the future?
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It’s uncertain whether we’ll ever be able to bring cryogenically frozen people back to life. Should we even try?
Who knew the steam engine would prove so useful?
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A new technique can remove noise from tiny electronic circuits, raising hopes of extremely efficient electronics and quantum technologies.
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Britain needs to make more of its other airports to ensure continued economic expansion.