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Robin Choudhury – The Beating Heart: The Art and Science of Our Most Vital Organ

What lies within? Every culture places the heart at the centre of personhood. It beats independently of our volition and when it stops we are dead. But if it were no more than a muscular pump it would hardly feature … Continue reading

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