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Model

A model is a simplified representation of reality. It establishes a link between theory and reality, and makes a concept concrete. Models are used to educate, d...
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Network

Science is by no means a solitary business. Scientists build on the knowledge gathered by their predecessors. They collaborate with their colleagues, including...
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Doubt

Our senses are only able to capture a small percentage of the world around us. Taking that incomplete information as a starting point, our brain relies on a ser...
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Imagination

Science can be an extremely precise discipline: you need to measure everything as accurately as possible, to meticulously note things down, and, if required, to...
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Female bowl-bearing figure

The female figure is the most common motif in Luba art.
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Twin figure

An ere ibeji is a carved wooden figure of a twin who died in childhood.
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Ifá divination bowl

Ifá refers to the mythical Orisha Ifa, the god of wisdom and intellectual development, who would predict the future.
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Glé head

The glé head was a sacred object. Blood, thunderstones, poison and other ‘magical’ ingredients had to be rubbed all over the head in order to activate it.
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Wip Wap

The 18th and early 19th centuries were the heydays of the physique amusante.
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Eyetracker

Can somebody else identify a dancer’s mood merely by looking at their dance moves?
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