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Why fairy tales are really scary tales

Humans

Why fairy tales are really scary tales

Everyone assumes fairy stories are innocent cautionary tales, but their universal and enduring appeal is far more horrifying than you think

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Desecration phrasebook: A litany for the Anthropocene

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Desecration phrasebook: A litany for the Anthropocene

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Paris climate talks: can a global cultural festival help?

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Paris climate talks: can a global cultural festival help?

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Win the CultureLab science books of 2015

Win the CultureLab science books of 2015

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Painting by numbers with the design book <em>Mathematics and Art</em>

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Painting by numbers with the design book Mathematics and Art

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Time to rethink what makes humans special

Life

Time to rethink what makes humans special

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Stone Age Picasso made oldest known drawing of human settlement

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Stone Age Picasso made oldest known drawing of human settlement

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How do we learn to be citizens of a smart info-state?

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How do we learn to be citizens of a smart info-state?

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Exploring the world of parrots that dazzle and delight

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Exploring the world of parrots that dazzle and delight

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The surprising value of viewing traumatic experiences

Health

The surprising value of viewing traumatic experiences

Against all expectations, trauma can be harnessed to give us valuable insights and even create beauty from pain

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XKCD comic creator: Explaining complex things in simple words

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Best books, films and art of 2015 – as chosen by 51��

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How the past's ecological lessons can save Earth's future

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The Elements of Power makes a green case for rare metals

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