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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...
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...
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...
Virtual ancient Rome: walking from the Colosseum to the Forum Deconstructing the Colosseum Hoplites! Greeks at war The modern invention of white...
Esteban Cabeza de Baca’s time travels Great art explained: José María Velasco Firelei Báez: an open horizon The immediate present Now I know...
If I told it: an imperfect portrait of ChatGPT Everything is a remix: AI and image generation Large language models explained Letters live: generative...
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...
David’s handcrafted figurines pay tribute to cultural icons. His latest project takes on his greatest hero, his late brother- by Aeon VideoWatch on...
A jaunty song calls for greater appreciation of Indian wool, as imports undermine the livelihoods of local herders- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
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
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
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
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
Where does the mind go in solitary confinement? An evocative animation exploring three individual experiences- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
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
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
A documentary connecting two Singapores: the Asian country expanded on imported sand and a town in Michigan buried by dunes- by Aeon VideoWatch on...
Most people live as though death is undesirable. But would immortality be a blessing – or an interminable curse?- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
From fluffing feathers to washing skins, a museum taxidermist shows the hidden art behind creating an ‘illusion of life’- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
Fish helmets and coconut suits – how the islanders of Oceania built suits of armour without any metal- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
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
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
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...
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
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
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
In rare interviews, Russians speak candidly about their lives in the presence of war – animated to protect their identities- by Aeon VideoWatch on...
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
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
Why the stunning rhinoceros hornbills are the farmers of the rainforest and a powerful avian symbol of regeneration- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
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
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
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
‘A work of art, a home, and a place of worship’ – the striking earthen castles at the centre of Batammariba cultural identity- by Aeon...
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
‘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...
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
When CoRy developed chronic illnesses as an adult, he moved in with his dad. Through mutual care, their bond has ‘blossomed’- by Aeon VideoWatch...
In this mesmerising short from 1991, thousands of Japanese newspaper clippings form a prescient vision of our digital world- by Aeon VideoWatch on...
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...
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...
Exoplanet discoveries have reshaped astronomy. Are exomoons next? Brian Greene in conversation with David Kipping- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
How the photographer Justine Kurland reframes utopia in the radical freedom of teenage girls, women and outsider communities- by Aeon VideoWatch on...
In Southwestern China, a filmmaker follows her father on a search for his childhood home, reshaped by history and time- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
Should deaf parents be able to select for a deaf child? On the ethics of parental choice and ‘designer babies’- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
Citizens of Myanmar describe what daily life is like in their isolated, war-torn nation- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
How a dedicated team of volunteers in Rhode Island hack nature to find new ways to protect vulnerable sparrow hatchlings- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
This feminist housing collective has endured for 75 years. Now, a new generation is moving in, bringing change – and men- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
A composer encourages viewers to find beauty in the mundane rhythms and repetitions of everyday traffic patterns- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
Fig-bark paper, vivid pigments and intricate imagery: the oldest book in the Americas is a complex work of Maya astronomy- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon