Life and death on the operating table
Rebecca Wallersteiner reviews “Fragile Lives: A Heart Surgeon’s Stories of Life and Death on the Operating Table” by Stephen Westaby…
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Guide to ear plugs
There are hundreds of different ear plugs available on the market, from simple foam versions that cost a few pennies…
Journeys through Medicine
At the Science Museum, in Kensington, an exhibition ‘Journeys through Medicine: Henry Wellcome’s Legacy’ explores the history of medicine through…
Voyages – maritime photography exhibition
Rebecca Wallersteiner explores ‘Voyages, the Science Museum’s haunting new maritime photography exhibition which creates epic drama from historic model ships…
Our future as robots
Rebecca Wallersteiner meets 100 Robots at the Science Museum’s major new exhibition which explores humanities 500 year quest to recreate…
Electricity: The Spark of Life
Rebecca Wallersteiner takes a look at a new exhibition - 'Electricity: The spark of life' at the Wellcome Collection from…
To fetch out the fire: reviving London 1666
A doctor’s eye view of the great fire of London: 350 years ago: Battling with Flames, the plague and noxious…
Making Nature
Rebecca Wallersteiner reviews Making Nature a new exhibition which explores how humans relate to other animals, opening at the Wellcome…
Flora: An Artistic Voyage through the World of Plants
Rebecca Wallersteiner Reviews Flora, Botanist Dr Sandra Knapp’s exquisitely illustrated new book explores the history and health-giving properties of plants…
Bharti Kher – This Breathing House
Rebecca Wallersteiner visits a new art exhibition at the Sigmund Freud Museum, London which celebrates 160 years since the birth…
While it is yet Day: The Story of Elizabeth Fry
Rebecca Wallersteiner takes a look at the 19th century’s greatest prison and nursing reformer Elizabeth Fry – the sober face…
Bedlam: The Asylum and Beyond
Bedlam: The Asylum and Beyond at the Wellcome Collection Rebecca Wallersteiner explores ‘Bedlam’ and the rise and fall of the…