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The Tower of Babel by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1563), public domain

Do different languages change the way we think?

by Sophie Harrison December 4, 2025December 3, 2025

Meta-Whorf-asis: on litost and translated fiction

by Orla Case December 3, 2025December 3, 2025

The image shows a tampon with red sequins on, against a lilac background.

Ovary It – I’m Sorry (For Existing?)

by Issi Marklew May 27, 2025May 27, 2025

A mother and a child stand together in a shrine, overlooking the trees.

Third Culture Kid

by Grace Kyoko Wong May 4, 2025May 4, 2025

The author of the article is taking a 'mirror selfie' with a digital camera.

Of Tongues, Trends, and Becoming

by Maryam AlKetbi May 4, 2025May 4, 2025

Players compete for the ball in a Varsity AFL match.

‘Varsity’: What does it really mean?

by Isabelle Winter March 14, 2025March 13, 2025

a small cup of coffee on a multicoloured background

What makes somewhere home?

by Maryam AlKetbi February 26, 2025February 25, 2025

An Alternative Approach to Nature

by Ivett Berenyi January 27, 2025January 27, 2025

My Mother’s Past

by Thisuri Perera March 3, 2024March 23, 2024

A Room of Our Own

A Room of Our Own: Biting Off More Than I Can Chew

by Nina Naidu February 2, 2024February 2, 2024

COP30: Behind the Scenes

Elana Roberts Jan 20, 2026 18 min read

Image taken by Merna Elboghdady, used with her consent in the article. Shows the Global Youth Climate Training team at COP30.

Elana Roberts explores the importance, impact and limitations of COP30, which took place in Brazil. She first traces the historic significance of COPs before interviewing…

In defence of the assisted dying bill

Matt Donnelly Jan 20, 2026 4 min read

In defence of the assisted dying bill

The House of Lords by William Morrison Wyllie (1820–1895), Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons My grandmother died in 2020. At the end of her life,…

The Physicist Behind the Turl Street Orchestra: In Conversation with Dr. Felix Tennie

Luke Erly Dec 15, 2025 6 min read

Dr. Felix Tennie stands outside the Radcliffe Camera after our interview.

“If I had no music, I wouldn’t be as productive of a physicist. Whenever I don’t get to make music for a time, I become…

Snow

Nina Sablan Dec 15, 2025 3 min read

Snow

‘If something is frozen we say it’s unchanging — that it stays.’ Nina Sablan’s creative piece about snow and its effects on our landscape. Image…