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Children of war

Children of war

Conversations with teenagers from unstable or war-torn nations across the world, on a unique tour to Canada 40 years ago- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

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Listening to whales

Listening to whales

Suppose we could talk to whales – should we? Experts explore the scientific and philosophical challenges of decoding whale song- by Aeon VideoWatch...

16.10.2025 20

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Great art explained: The School of Athens by Raphael

Great art explained: The School of Athens by Raphael

A close look at ‘The School of Athens’ reveals how Raphael turned to the past to capture the progress of his times- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

15.10.2025 10

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Do no harm

Do no harm

After 17 years of struggling with a heroin addiction, Raina finds a path to recovery through compassion and connection- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

13.10.2025 40

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A move

A move

On a visit to her hometown in Iran, Elahe navigates delicate family dynamics as she chooses to leave her hair uncovered- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

09.10.2025 10

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IntranQu’îllités

IntranQu’îllités

Take a tour of Haiti’s contemporary arts scene in this short documentary, led by some of its most celebrated artists- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

08.10.2025 30

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Bernard Carr: physics of the observer

Bernard Carr: physics of the observer

What role, if any, does the observer play in fundamental physics? A cosmologist lays out the leading theories in the field- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

06.10.2025 50

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Africa’s cultural landmarks: Great Zimbabwe

Africa’s cultural landmarks: Great Zimbabwe

What the medieval stone ruins of Great Zimbabwe tell us about an advanced African society and its legacy today- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

02.10.2025 40

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Single-celled species that dabble in multicellularity

Single-celled species that dabble in multicellularity

A billion years ago, life made a big leap towards complexity – but what made single-celled organisms stick together?- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

01.10.2025 50

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All these marks

As their hateful tattoos are covered up with colourful flowers and birds, three men reflect on catharsis and redemption- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

29.09.2025 40

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Gilded predator: a digital reconstruction

Watch the exquisite digital restoration of a ceremonial pre-Incan shield, in which the owl is a symbol of war, not wisdom- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

25.09.2025 30

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The ethical dilemma of deathbed wishes

Should you never make promises you don’t intend to keep? What philosophers say about the ethics of breaking your word- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

24.09.2025 30

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Life on the Mississippi

Retracing Mark Twain’s path down the Mississippi, a filmmaker finds himself contemplating what it means to know a river- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

22.09.2025 10

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The Universe in motion

What does the deep future hold for our night sky? Extraordinary data visualisations of the coming distortions of the Universe- by Aeon VideoWatch on...

18.09.2025 10

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Brick by brick

‘I didn’t think I’d get the job!’ How the cheery steeplejack Fred Dibnah dismantled an industrial chimney one brick at a time- by Aeon...

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Waska

Ayahuasca forms part of the resistance to extractivism and commodification for the Kichwa of Sarayuku, Ecuadorian Amazon- by Aeon VideoWatch on Psyche

15.09.2025 10

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Live forever

Zooming into the molecular level, this dazzling animation shows how the biological clock is set to zero to form new life- by Aeon VideoWatch on Psyche

11.09.2025 50

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Los niños del batey

Wilkin, 12, is growing up in a sugar mill town in the Dominican Republic. Hear his thoughts on joy, poverty and baseball- by Aeon VideoWatch on Psyche

10.09.2025 20

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Hindsight

Archival VHS footage from the post-Soviet era documents a shifting world, with poignant echoes in the present moment- by Aeon VideoWatch on Psyche

08.09.2025 40

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Ntaria

Scenes from Aboriginal Australian pottery, brought to animated life, capture the turn of the seasons in central Australia - by Aeon Video Watch at...

21.08.2025 40

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Border conversations

On call with the volunteers offering humanitarian aid to thousands of migrants from the Global South trying to enter into Europe - by Aeon Video...

20.08.2025 40

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The geometry of colour

From Newton’s circle to Schrödinger’s curved geometry, we’ve yet to arrive at a perfect way to map colour - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

18.08.2025 60

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Goodnight, mister Stalin

A hero or a murderer? Stalin’s legacy is still a contentious issue in his birthplace, seven decades after his death - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

14.08.2025 20

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Africa’s cultural landmarks: rock-hewn churches of Tigray, Ethiopia

Ascend steep cliffs to discover Ethiopia’s ancient churches carved into rock, still serving as places of worship today - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

13.08.2025 40

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Bridging the gap

In this layered portrait, an artist reflects on the complex reality of living with the distressing voice in her head - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

11.08.2025 30

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Hotline 1998

In the face of government denial, this powerful film reveals the devastating gendered violence of Indonesia’s 1998 riots - by Aeon Video Watch at...

07.08.2025 20

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Should knowledge be free?

Should it be possible to own an idea? The debate around intellectual property has deep roots in the history of philosophy - by Aeon Video Watch at...

06.08.2025 40

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Joris Hoefnagel: the artist who painted bugs like jewels

The little-known painter who found beauty in bugs, transforming pests into wondrous creatures and works of art - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

04.08.2025 50

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A film is a goodbye that never ends

How do you say goodbye to a beloved dog who will never understand what that means? A meditation on the limits of language - by Aeon Video Watch at...

31.07.2025 20

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Geographies of racial capitalism with Ruth Wilson Gilmore

The systems that make people unfree are deeply intertwined. This prison abolitionist dares to envision real alternatives - by Aeon Video Watch at...

30.07.2025 50

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The physics of dissonance

Dissonance and harmony might seem straightforward, but a deep dive into the physics reveals their delightful complexity - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

28.07.2025 50

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Camp Widow

People who’ve lost an intimate partner often feel completely alone in their experience – Camp Widow helps them connect - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

24.07.2025 50

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Unboxing an antimonial cup

It’s so toxic, curators can’t handle it without gloves – but drinking wine from this cup was once a popular wellness trend - by Aeon Video...

23.07.2025 30

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Great art explained: José María Velasco

What does it mean to be Mexican? Meet the artist who forged Mexico’s identity in the brushstrokes of his landscape paintings - by Aeon Video Watch...

21.07.2025 50

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The Tibetan girl

Can a Tibetan singer make the leap from the slow pace of life on the Tibetan plateau to the fast rhythms of urban Beijing? - by Aeon Video Watch at...

17.07.2025 30

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The myth of the golden ratio

What’s so golden about the golden ratio? A myth-busting investigation tells the story of a misunderstood mathematical idea - by Aeon Video Watch at...

16.07.2025 40

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Asmat encounters

Photos and journal entrees chronicle Michael C Rockefeller’s fateful 1961 journey to New Guinea in search of local art - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

14.07.2025 20

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Ancient water clocks

For centuries, time-measuring tools were woefully imprecise. Moving from the Sun to water birthed a revolution in timekeeping - by Aeon Video Watch...

10.07.2025 20

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Blue room

Solitary inmates find calm in nature videos in an experiment reflecting the human need to connect with the natural world - by Aeon Video Watch at...

09.07.2025 10

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The search for America: the family

Can societies exist without families? Can individuality thrive in them? Margaret Mead on the brave new world of 1959 - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

07.07.2025 30

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Primero, sueño

Cinematic shots of Californian farmland frame the stories of its immigrant workers, who live between precarity and hope - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

03.07.2025 30

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The lights of Flushing

A cherished local tradition keeps memories of the departed alight in this tiny village on England’s southwest coast - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

02.07.2025 10

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The cosmic distance ladder with Terence Tao: part two

An engrossing look at how knowledge has grown alongside our technologies, and how we might unlock the puzzles of the Universe - by Aeon Video Watch...

30.06.2025 40

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The whooper highway

An immersive data visualisation traces an endangered crane’s perilous migratory path over North America - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

26.06.2025 20

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David Deutsch: explanations

What’s the difference between a good explanation and a bad one? A physicist argues this is the key to all human progress - by Aeon Video Watch at...

25.06.2025 20

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Inside Fallingwater

Take a tour of Fallingwater, Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpiece of organic architecture built atop a waterfall in rural Pennsylvania - by Aeon Video...

23.06.2025 40

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But the flowers remain

Join a Romanian family as they prepare for winter in the mountains and reflect on the richness of a slower way of life - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

19.06.2025 40

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Weekend visits

A tender portrait of the bond between a mother and child, captured over the course of a visitation at a rural Virginia prison - by Aeon Video Watch...

18.06.2025 10

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Weekend visits

A tender portrait of the bond between a mother and son, captured over the course of a visitation at a rural Virginia prison - by Aeon Video Watch at...

18.06.2025 7

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Ochre sunrise

In the ghost mine town of Sunrise, Wyoming, archaeologists uncover fragments of humanity’s earliest presence in the Americas - by Aeon Video Watch...

16.06.2025 30

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