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Your Body, On Drugs: What's Actually Happening in There?

Today is a very special day. Today, we are riding the Magic School Bus into our friend Sally. Sally is having a very normal night for an Otago student. There’s alcohol in her stomach, caffeine keeping her eyes open and nicotine being passed around. As the evening progresses, things are becoming increasingly pharmacologically complicated. From the outside, Sally is just standing in the kitchen pre-ing for a 21st, having a deep...

What’s Your Number?

Hector* clocks in at 7, Tonya* at 10, Dominica* at 16 and Augusto*? A solid 41. Get your mind out of the gutter, folks – I’m not talking about that number. I’m talking about a number that – through no fault of your own – can change your life, make or break your dream and dictate how much of the world you get to see and how easily. Drum roll, please: the global passport index.   Passports have a...

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