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Born Gay? The origins of sexual orientation Are our sexual preferences acquired through social learning or are...
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To Wear or Not to Wear: Changing social norms with regard to eyewear Studying the history of spectacles brings together the twin themes...
Making Software 'Correct by Construction' Is it possible to build software so that you know that is is correct? How could this be done? Has anyone tried? What would it cost?
The Changing Body: Health, Nutrition and Development in the Western World since 1700 BOOK LAUNCH At the end of the eighteenth century, the...
Early Mathematics Day: Solving the mystery of the World's First Computer In 1900 a group of sponge divers blown off course...