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Trial, Triumph, and the Art of the Possible: the Moving Story Behind Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy,” a Lifetime of Sorrow... Arts
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Trial, Triumph, and the Art of the Possible: the Moving Story Behind Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy,” a Lifetime of Sorrow...

Beethoven began losing his hearing just as he resolved, in a letter to his brothers, "Ah! how could I possibly quit the world before bringing forth all that I felt it was my vocation to produce?" - and the twenty-seven years between that vow and the premiere of his Ninth...

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I Feel, Therefore I Am: Neuroscientist Antonio Damasio the Consciousness of the Body – the Marginalian Inspiration
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I Feel, Therefore I Am: Neuroscientist Antonio Damasio the Consciousness of the Body – the Marginalian

Neuroscientist Antonio Damasio's *Feeling & Knowing* makes a case both radical and quietly obvious: consciousness is...

What If We Stopped Treating Social Care Like a service? Community
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What If We Stopped Treating Social Care Like a service?

At Botton Village in North Yorkshire's moors, a philosophy researcher visits an old friend and finds something he...

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SkyQi: How a Schoolgirl Is Measuring Light Pollution in India

A Class 12 student in Gurugram who celebrates spotting seven stars from her balcony has turned that small joy into a...

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The Counter-Extremism Expert Building Our Capacity for Compassion

After decades studying why people fall into extremism, Farah Pandith arrived at a quieter, more demanding question:...

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How an Mrna Vaccine Helped One Woman with Pancreatic Cancer

Seven years ago, Donna Gustafson became the world's first person to receive an mRNA vaccine designed to treat...

Japanese Man Shares sister’s 1998 Diary When She Was a 16-year-old Foreign Exchange Student in Iowa Community
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Japanese Man Shares sister’s 1998 Diary When She Was a 16-year-old Foreign Exchange Student in Iowa

In 1998, a terrified 16-year-old Japanese exchange student named Yuki kept a diary during her year in Iowa - and her...