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On a visit home, a gay son and his mother clash as they try to bridge the cultural and generational divides between them ...

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is a science writer and researcher based in London, UK. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in neuroscience from the University of Cambridge.

helps families, businesses and communities have big conversations. He holds a PhD in conflict resolution from Trinity College Dublin and has lectured at Harvard University, the University of Chicago ...

is a senior research scientist at Akrivia Health in Oxford, a company dedicated to collating and curating data from NHS secondary mental health services. She previously worked as an academic ...

Talkative drinking cups and threatening oil flasks tell us how the written word asserted its authority in an oral society ...