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What are you looking at?

2024-12-20 19:01:00

A woman holds a square mirror that blocks her face; it reflects rocks and grass. There is blue sky and clouds in the background. The only element in focus is the reflection on the mirror.

In the process of losing her eyesight, a painter undergoes an artistic evolution as she rethinks what it is to see and be seen

- by Psyche Film

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You can think like an animal by silencing your chattering brain

2024-12-19 19:00:00

An otter rolling on a moss-covered rock, eyes closed in a relaxed pose with a blurry background.

The desire is partly whimsical, but a brief shapeshift across the taxonomic gulf could help us better empathise with animals

- by Bryony Tolhurst

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How to think differently about love

2024-12-18 19:00:00

Black and white photo of a couple kissing, with focus on a woman’s hand wearing a ring and watch.

Poets, philosophers and scientists all tell stories about the nature of romantic love. It can be liberating to critique them

- by Arina Pismenny

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As a society, we’re not death phobic, we’re death complacent

2024-12-17 19:00:00

Photo of an elderly man sitting on a chair surrounded by various ornate coffins in a room with a chequered floor.

Our culture is routinely diagnosed with an excessive fear of mortality. A calm look at the evidence tells a different story

- by Ingemar Patrick Linden

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If you think you are ‘just not a math person’ then think again

2024-12-16 19:00:00

Photo of a beachside blackboard offering a humorous deal near a weathered pier, stating “£100 receipt given for every £10 spent.”

Understanding how mathematics anxiety takes root points to ways to overcome it, opening up new opportunities and pastimes

- by Nathan T T Lau & H Moriah Sokolowski

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She sells shellfish

2024-12-13 19:01:00

Black and white photo of a hand holding a scallop shell. The background is blurred and the shell shows detailed texture.

A sea-soaked tribute to the generations of women who’ve harvested the waters off South Wales

- by Psyche Film

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