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Alone in the wilderness Anaiyyun: prayer for the whale Voices of the Pacific Flyway Aeon Video has a monthly newsletter! Get curated editors’ picks,...

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Henri Bergson: Creative Evolution

Henri Bergson: Creative Evolution Henri Bergson: The Possible and the Real Leibniz: The Monadology Being in the world: from Plato to Heidegger Lee...

monday 30

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What is electronic music?

What is electronic music? Delia Derbyshire and Doctor Who Dan Tepfer’s player piano is his composing partner Music tech at the Voxel Lab The secret...

12.03.2026 50

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Echo

Perfecting the art of longing Can I remember it differently? One man’s poignant search for community via radio waves A unique and deeply moving...

11.03.2026 70

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Ever behind the sunset

Ever behind the sunset Can I remember it differently? In fragments: phase change The other side of the mountain Aeon Video has a monthly newsletter!...

09.03.2026 50

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After rain

Ni N’akul nid’as (Free people) Aeon Video has a monthly newsletter! Get curated editors’ picks, peeks behind the scenes, film recommendations...

05.03.2026 80

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Exploratorium

Powers of ten, updated Aeon Video has a monthly newsletter! Get curated editors’ picks, peeks behind the scenes, film recommendations and more....

04.03.2026 50

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Great art explained: Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan on 16 November 1581

Great art explained: Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan on 16 November 1581 Great art explained: Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez Why Henry VIII’s...

02.03.2026 90

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Love immortal

What science tells us about the afterlife The immortality paradox The love and death of Yosef and Zilli What does dying really feel like? When half of...

26.02.2026 70

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Divers

One breath around the world Dark side of the lens Paul Pfeiffer: interrupting the broadcast One breath: the story of William Trubridge Small brains en...

25.02.2026 80

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Inside Pompeii

Virtual ancient Rome: walking from the Colosseum to the Forum Deconstructing the Colosseum Hoplites! Greeks at war The modern invention of white...

23.02.2026 90

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Esteban Cabeza de Baca’s time travels

Esteban Cabeza de Baca’s time travels Great art explained: José María Velasco Firelei Báez: an open horizon The immediate present Now I know...

20.02.2026 100

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If I told it: an imperfect portrait of ChatGPT

If I told it: an imperfect portrait of ChatGPT Everything is a remix: AI and image generation Large language models explained Letters live: generative...

20.02.2026 250

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Snow line

A father and son’s search for the line where the snow starts ‘Why do you think I brought you here?’ In Snow Line, the Vancouver-based filmmaker...

16.02.2026 250

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Stephen and David’s toy cupboard

David’s handcrafted figurines pay tribute to cultural icons. His latest project takes on his greatest hero, his late brother- by Aeon VideoWatch on...

12.02.2026 50

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Desi oon

A jaunty song calls for greater appreciation of Indian wool, as imports undermine the livelihoods of local herders- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

11.02.2026 50

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Carlo Rovelli: thermal time

Is time a property of the Universe? Yes, if you conceive of it as heat: a mind-boggling yet oddly comforting perspective- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

09.02.2026 70

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Africa’s cultural landmarks: Tsodilo Hills, Botswana

Rising far above the desert, the walls of these magnificent hills carry the ancient story of humanity’s creative spark- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

05.02.2026 90

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Being in the world: rules and risk

To master our own lives, we must venture beyond the rules and embrace risk – Heidegger’s philosophy grounded in real life- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

04.02.2026 70

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The car that came back from the sea

It was a rust bucket, sure, but this car delivered the most precious good to a group of friends in 1980s Poland: freedom- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

02.02.2026 60

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Inside, the valley sings

Where does the mind go in solitary confinement? An evocative animation exploring three individual experiences- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

29.01.2026 60

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Why does light exist?

Light is fundamental to the workings and laws of our Universe – but why does it exist in the first place?- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

28.01.2026 70

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Gladiators on wheels

For India’s travelling stunt drivers, who risk their lives for a living, freedom lies on the other side of fear- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

26.01.2026 60

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Sandcastles

A documentary connecting two Singapores: the Asian country expanded on imported sand and a town in Michigan buried by dunes- by Aeon VideoWatch on...

22.01.2026 90

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The immortality paradox

Most people live as though death is undesirable. But would immortality be a blessing – or an interminable curse?- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

21.01.2026 80

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The art of museum dioramas

From fluffing feathers to washing skins, a museum taxidermist shows the hidden art behind creating an ‘illusion of life’- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

19.01.2026 100

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I-Kiribati warrior armour

Fish helmets and coconut suits – how the islanders of Oceania built suits of armour without any metal- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

16.01.2026 100

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Father’s letters

Spinning imaginative tales, a father wrapped his daughter in a protective layer of love all the way from an island gulag- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

16.01.2026 100

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Wind keepers

How do you capture something invisible? A blustery short revels in the sights and sounds of a windswept day on the coast- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

16.01.2026 100

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Outside center

A documentary on the patient labour of building a home away from home and the courage it takes to open oneself to new bonds- by Aeon VideoWatch on...

12.01.2026 150

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Persian tar: a living instrument

For a tar player, each strum offers a connection with Iranian classical music, some of which was lost after the revolution- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

12.01.2026 100

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DNA break repair

A dazzling visualisation of how the body’s specialised proteins repair damaged DNA by using an intact copy as a template- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

12.01.2026 100

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Children’s game: pau de sebo

In a town park in Portugal, prizes dangle just out of reach up a greasy pole. How will the local teens manage to get them?- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

05.01.2026 100

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Voices of Russia

In rare interviews, Russians speak candidly about their lives in the presence of war – animated to protect their identities- by Aeon VideoWatch on...

23.12.2025 100

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If objects could speak

What is a German museum doing with a Kikuyu artefact it doesn’t know anything about? A journey to Kenya for some answers- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

19.12.2025 100

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Madeleine

Two women – one aged 35, the other 102 – become friends. This is what the road trip they can’t take would look like- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

19.12.2025 90

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Island of the hornbills

Why the stunning rhinoceros hornbills are the farmers of the rainforest and a powerful avian symbol of regeneration- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

19.12.2025 70

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Roads of the Roman Empire

Travel the roads of the Roman Empire – a bold project mapping 300,000 km of a vast, ancient network is brought to life- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

15.12.2025 50

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Being in the world: from Plato to Heidegger

What does it mean to ‘be’? This excerpt provides a brief intro to Heidegger’s philosophy, via jazz, cooking and carpentry- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

15.12.2025 80

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How Robert Frost writes a poem

How did Robert Frost so perfectly capture a moment of timelessness? Discover the hidden craft in this classic’s simplicity- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

10.12.2025 100

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Africa’s cultural landmarks: Sikien of Koutammakou

‘A work of art, a home, and a place of worship’ – the striking earthen castles at the centre of Batammariba cultural identity- by Aeon...

05.12.2025 80

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Why are moths drawn to flames?

How new camera technology that captures fast-flying insects at night explains the age-old mystery of moths drawn to flames- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

05.12.2025 80

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Voices from the abyss

‘I’m left breathless when I face the abyss’ – a stirring portrait of the Mexican cliff divers who leap 100 feet into the sea- by Aeon...

02.12.2025 70

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Ni N’akul nid’as (Free people)

An ode to life on the road. Irish Travellers at a gathering in County Galway share memories, songs and crafts by the fire- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

01.12.2025 90

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Lean on me

When CoRy developed chronic illnesses as an adult, he moved in with his dad. Through mutual care, their bond has ‘blossomed’- by Aeon VideoWatch...

01.12.2025 80

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Papers

In this mesmerising short from 1991, thousands of Japanese newspaper clippings form a prescient vision of our digital world- by Aeon VideoWatch on...

24.11.2025 40

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Angles of love

What is love to you? An artist focuses on the hands and gestures of his subjects as they reflect on this boundless question- by Aeon VideoWatch on...

20.11.2025 60

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Darwin’s notebook

An animated interpretation of the story of the Indigenous people kidnapped from Tierra del Fuego and brought to England in 1830- by Aeon VideoWatch on...

19.11.2025 60

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The quest for exomoons

Exoplanet discoveries have reshaped astronomy. Are exomoons next? Brian Greene in conversation with David Kipping- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

17.11.2025 60

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The art of rebellion: Justine Kurland’s utopian photography

How the photographer Justine Kurland reframes utopia in the radical freedom of teenage girls, women and outsider communities- by Aeon VideoWatch on...

13.11.2025 90

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