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The strange harmony of music, maths and science should be part of every school curriculum

The strange harmony of music, maths and science should be part of every school curriculum
What distinguishes music above all else is its power to shape how we feel
How did Agatha Christie get poisons and obscure medicines so right?

How did Agatha Christie get poisons and obscure medicines so right?
The extraordinary story of Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to hold a pilot's licence
The extraordinary story of Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to hold a pilot's licence
Why did so many women in a tiny Hungarian village poison their husbands?
Why did so many women in a tiny Hungarian village poison their husbands?
The last 150 years of pop culture would've been dull without female fandom – just ask The Beatles

The last 150 years of pop culture would've been dull without female fandom – just ask The Beatles
Women were a huge part of the Gold Rush. Why do we never hear about them?

Women were a huge part of the Gold Rush. Why do we never hear about them?
How I made friends with a great oak tree named Quercus

How I made friends with a great oak tree named Quercus
What we can learn from the eerie and mysterious worlds we leave behind

What we can learn from the eerie and mysterious worlds we leave behind
Labelling toxic masculinity as 'incomprehensible' is a cop out – here's why

Labelling toxic masculinity as 'incomprehensible' is a cop out – here's why
The Middle East has been betrayed – but despite everything, there is always hope

The Middle East has been betrayed – but despite everything, there is always hope
Our approach to mental health isn't working – here's what needs to change

Our approach to mental health isn't working – here's what needs to change
Why Putin's Russia is still haunted by the ghost of Stalin

Why Putin's Russia is still haunted by the ghost of Stalin
How lockdowns through history have led to revolt and misinformation

How lockdowns through history have led to revolt and misinformation
The Swim author explains important reason why she gave her main character an eating disorder

The Swim author explains important reason why she gave her main character an eating disorder
These are all the times sci-fi writers predicted the future

These are all the times sci-fi writers predicted the future
How the CIA book club became one of the Cold War's most important weapons

How the CIA book club became one of the Cold War's most important weapons
I walked in David Bowie's footsteps to get a sniff of the real. But I found something I didn't expect

I walked in David Bowie's footsteps to get a sniff of the real. But I found something I didn't expect
How four women raged a secret propaganda war against the Nazis during World War II

How four women raged a secret propaganda war against the Nazis during World War II
Tiny but beautiful meteorites fall to Earth every single day – here's how to find them

Tiny but beautiful meteorites fall to Earth every single day – here's how to find them
Polar ice is crucial to life as we know it – here's why

Polar ice is crucial to life as we know it – here's why
I went looking for incels – among all the hate and bile, I found some signs of hope

I went looking for incels – among all the hate and bile, I found some signs of hope
How the Alsama Project grew from a small Lebanese flat to educate hundreds of teen refugees

How the Alsama Project grew from a small Lebanese flat to educate hundreds of teen refugees
From Star Wars to David Lynch: How my obsession with obscure 80s films rewired my tiny brain
