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The shocking truth of Stanley Milgram's obedience experiments

14 March 2018

Milgram dismayed the world when he revealed how little it took to turn everyday people into torturers – but we were misled
New shades: The controversial quest to 'fix' colour blindness

New shades: The controversial quest to 'fix' colour blindness

14 March 2018

Worldwide, 300 million people lack full colour vision. We try out a pair of specs that aim to "fix" colour blindness, and ask if that's something we want to do

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