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The Cynics: Counter-culture from Ancient Greece
Itinerant philosophers who advocated leading radically simplified lives.
Calories: How to fuel a human
The invisible force that shapes the way we feed ourselves
Belarus: The crossroads of Eastern Europe
History of Belarus from the Middle Ages to Lukashenka
Margaret Sanger: Mother of birth control
The controversial campaigner who founded Planned Parenthood and helped develop the pill
Alice Guy: The first female movie mogul
The pioneer of early cinema who was overlooked by history
The Epic of Gilgamesh: A quest for immortality
One of the oldest works of literature can speak to us even today
Uruguay 1930: The first football World Cup
How FIFA's global sporting spectacle began
Moths: The story of the butterfly of the night
The much maligned moth – pest or saviour?
The end of civilisation: Bronze Age collapse
One of the earliest examples of globalisation, and why it came crashing down
From straw poll to opinion poll
Exploring the past, present and future of opinion polling