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This experimental animation repeats and expands a simple eight-second scene until it bursts with colour, sound and abstract images ...

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While initiatives for inclusive education mean well, schools fail to provide neurodivergent students what they need to ...

Can girls be robots?’ ‘Do worms cry?’ ‘Why are some things special?’ A mother collects questions from her curious child ...

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Only a tiny sliver of the Universe’s light can be seen by human eyes. But today we’re catching glimpses of the invisible ...