Communication and language
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The tentacles of language are always on the move
An evolutionary biologist explains how human language can shift as slowly or rapidly as organisms adapting to life on Earth
by Klaus M Stiefel
Freedom and choice
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Why not driving is my own form of resistance
As romantic petrochemical-fuelled narratives slip into the past, I’ve found my own kind of freedom in a life without a car
by Vicky Grut
Travel
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Why virtual travel is no substitute for being in a place
Around the world in 80 virtual-reality simulations? Why armchair travel will never be a substitute for the weary trudge
by Emily Thomas
Imagination
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Nourish your imagination and you will be forever free
The imagination is fundamental to the human experience, freeing us from physical confines and anchoring us during unrest
by Tania Zittoun