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To make sense of a dark and confusing world, the acclaimed puppeteer Ronnie Burkett shrinks it down to a ‘manageable size’ - by Aeon Video Watch...
A walk through the English countryside reveals tangible yet long-overlooked traces of a nomadic culture’s long presence - by Aeon Video Watch at...
Blurring science and art, these close-ups of butterfly and moth wings reveal their astonishing diversity and immense beauty - by Aeon Video Watch at...
Extreme weather means 10-year-old Mogi must choose between the nomadic life on the Mongolian steppe and moving to the city - by Aeon Video Watch at...
How did scientists figure out, after a century of study, that we’re all the product of humans interbreeding with Neanderthals? - by Aeon Video...
Fifty years in the making, the Great Wall of Los Angeles is a half-mile monument to the marginalised histories of California - by Aeon Video Watch at...
Follow the ‘dumpster archeologist’ Lew Blink as he pieces together people’s stories from the objects they’ve left behind - by Aeon Video...
To complete the perilous project his mother never finished, a filmmaker documents Indigenous resistance in war-torn Colombia - by Aeon Video Watch at...
‘Marks of weakness, marks of woe.’ William Blake captures the suffering and oppression on the streets of 18th-century London - by Aeon Video...
When animals seem to grieve for their dead, such as staying with them for days, is it anthropomorphism or something more? - by Aeon Video Watch at...
Why did it take archeologists a century to decode the small clay tablet that’s also the oldest known map of the world? - by Aeon Video Watch at...
Love is a daily act of devotion for two brothers – one mentally, the other physically disabled – in a shared apartment - by Aeon Video Watch at...
Evolution isn’t linear and it doesn’t have a masterplan – a microbiologist explains the role of randomness in the process - by Aeon Video Watch...
‘We can make beautiful things, even in a place like Guantánamo’: how Moath al-Alwi preserves his humanity in prison - by Aeon Video Watch at...
Members of a Japanese religious movement carve out happy lives in small-town Colorado in this short documentary - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon
This is what an old lesbian looks like: the huge, joyful project capturing queer elder women’s stories before they’re lost - by Aeon Video Watch...
A close look at the exquisite work of a master luthier as he transforms pieces of wood into a world-class cello in six months - by Aeon Video Watch...
A year at a public school in rural Indiana chronicles how community and education intersect in the American Midwest - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon
In a transfixing melding of art and science, a pianist improvises to a star system’s ‘unusually harmonious’ ratios and rhythms - by Aeon Video...
Two personal perspectives and the views of world religions on the moral considerations of conceiving one child to save another - by Aeon Video Watch...
Experimenting with Japan’s tree surplus, two artists create crayons to help cultivate a closer relationship with forests - by Aeon Video Watch at...
Are those who ponder existence far ahead, or far behind? A search for meaning and purpose in the novel ‘The Moviegoer’ - by Aeon Video Watch at...
After violence erupts on the streets of Milwaukee, musicians perform as an act of healing and a protest against hopelessness - by Aeon Video Watch at...
Meet the strange starfish that raises its young like birds do, in a deep-sea documentary that uses stunning microscopy - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon
Spud diplomacy – can a potato salad contest ease tensions over a controversial power station between Czech and Polish neighbours? - by Aeon Video...
A rare insight into the extraordinary work of creating a prosthetic leg through measuring, moulding, fitting and feeling - by Aeon Video Watch at...
The evocative language of myth and the precise language of geology frame a distinctive portrait of a singular place in Canada - by Aeon Video Watch...
Find new appreciation for beetles by watching them fly in ultra-slow motion – while comedian Joe Pera narrates each takeoff - by Aeon Video Watch...
The D-Day landings turned the tide of war, but their success rested on the uncertain calculations of Allied meteorologists - by Aeon Video Watch at...
‘Dark matter is probably passing through you and me right now’: how one team is hunting for one of the great known unknowns - by Aeon Video Watch...
The dawn of photography helped summon Victorian beliefs in an unseen spirit realm that could be made manifest and contactable - by Aeon Video Watch...
Take a look beyond the myths and misconceptions of dog vision to learn how richly dogs perceive the world around them - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon
Cut off from her family, Yuge carved ‘circular mantras’ into snow and sand to mark time with a personal ritual of longing - by Aeon Video Watch...
Road signs flash by in a fun exploration of the similarities and subtle variations in messaging from around the world - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon
In its final moments, a microbe moves towards equilibrium in this poignant reflection on life, death and the inbetween - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon
How Manet’s subtly radical works broke the fourth wall, confronting the viewer with paintings that stared back at them - by Aeon Video Watch at...
Can we save coral reefs from the ravages of climate change? Why engineering heat-tolerant species is our moral imperative - by Aeon Video Watch at...
What if we could see spacetime? Embark on a visual journey through the invisible gravitational waves that shape our universe - by Aeon Video Watch at...
A harrowing and poignant exploration of the First World War from the perspective of three poet-soldiers who died in it - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon
Why the author Daniel Alarcón likes to read a curious little Peruvian book of speeches and toasts when he’s feeling homesick - by Aeon Video Watch...
Witness 18 days’ work in just 3.5 minutes as a male weaverbird crafts an elaborate dangling nest in hopes of finding a mate - by Aeon Video Watch...
‘How does a genius cope with the challenges of getting old?’ Explore the lesser-known works of Michelangelo’s last decades - by Aeon Video...
New archaeological discoveries shed light on the story of Boudica – the ancient Celtic queen who rebelled against Rome - by Aeon Video Watch at...
A poignant connection between the erosions of landscape and memory at a former Japanese internment camp in California - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon
In the mountains of northern India, one of the last artisans of his kind keeps the tradition of crafting metal teapots alive - by Aeon Video Watch at...
Could inequality be morally justified in a system of equal opportunity? How Rawls’s vision for democracy holds up 50 years on - by Aeon Video Watch...
How the sudden death of Alfred Tennyson’s best friend at a young age moulded him into the ‘great English poet of grief’ - by Aeon Video Watch...
On a remote Icelandic island, teens rescue young puffins who’ve lost their way while pondering their own uncertain futures - by Aeon Video Watch at...
From wise helpers to fire-breathers, each culture gets the dragons it deserves. On the origins of these reptilian beasts - by Aeon Video Watch at...
From gifts of bread to a dowry negotiation – a charming portrait of courtship rituals and marriage in 1950s rural Poland - by Aeon Video Watch at...