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We humans love to anthropomorphise our stuff. There's a good reason for that
Science

We humans love to anthropomorphise our stuff. There's a good reason for that

Once you give a name to an object it’s much easier to imagine or pretend that the object has cognitive capacities similar to our own
Science writer Alex Riley: 'Even if humans cause mass extinction, life will still endure'
Life

Science writer Alex Riley: 'Even if humans cause mass extinction, life will still endure'

Why I went on an 800 mile walk to Auschwitz
Holocaust

Why I went on an 800 mile walk to Auschwitz

Cockmakers, eye-punchers and blubbermen: A deep dive into ancient British crafts
Crafts

Cockmakers, eye-punchers and blubbermen: A deep dive into ancient British crafts

Why most of your memories are probably not even real
Life

Why most of your memories are probably not even real

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
How did Lin-Manuel Miranda become a global superstar?
Music

How did Lin-Manuel Miranda become a global superstar?

I can never walk past a church without going in. All the complexities of human life are inside
Books

I can never walk past a church without going in. All the complexities of human life are inside

These inspiring women in history flew in the face of patriarchal norms
History

These inspiring women in history flew in the face of patriarchal norms

'Are you really the doctor?': The realities of life as a Black doctor in the NHS
Health

'Are you really the doctor?': The realities of life as a Black doctor in the NHS

Queer history goes back centuries – even the Georgians questioned their gender and sexuality
LGBTQ+

Queer history goes back centuries – even the Georgians questioned their gender and sexuality

This is what happens when crime and thriller authors get together
Books

This is what happens when crime and thriller authors get together

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

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

Why I cut ties with my alcoholic dad
Addiction

Why I cut ties with my alcoholic dad

How did Agatha Christie get poisons and obscure medicines so right?
Books

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
History

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? 
Domestic abuse

Why did so many women in a tiny Hungarian village poison their husbands? 

How I cured my hypochondria
Health

How I cured my hypochondria

The last 150 years of pop culture would've been dull without female fandom – just ask The Beatles
Pop culture

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

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
Trees

How I made friends with a great oak tree named Quercus

What we can learn from the eerie and mysterious worlds we leave behind
Books

What we can learn from the eerie and mysterious worlds we leave behind

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Labelling toxic masculinity as 'incomprehensible' is a cop out – here's why
Toxic masculinity

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

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
Mental health

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
Russia

Why Putin's Russia is still haunted by the ghost of Stalin