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videoHistory of ideas

I am, therefore I think – how Heidegger radically reframed being

13 minutes

Digital image of a rural scene with a horse-drawn cart on a road lined by tall trees, fields and houses under a blue sky.

videoThe ancient world

Explore the vast road network that made the Roman Empire possible

9 minutes

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videoArt

How Robert Frost summoned a classic from life’s timeless moments

10 minutes

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videoBiology

Do we finally understand why winged insects seem drawn to light?

7 minutes

Photo of a person wearing traditional headwear with animal horns standing before clay huts with thatched roofs in a rural setting in Western Africa.

videoArchitecture

Inside the remarkable, endangered mud castles of West Africa

9 minutes

Black-and-white photo of a man diving mid-air against the sky, arms extended and wearing swim briefs.

videoRituals and celebrations

The Mexican cliff divers who take dazzling leaps into the unknown

23 minutes

Photo of a messy room with a person lying on a cluttered sofa surrounded by books posters boxes and string lights.

videoLove and friendship

The ‘soul brotherhood’ between a son and his caregiving father

6 minutes

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videoSubcultures

Nomadic life is a warm, poignant memory for many Irish Travellers

10 minutes

Graphic depiction of a Go game board with numbered black and white circles and Japanese characters, in a grid layout.

videoFilm and visual culture

Japanese news clippings from 1991 blur into a hypnotic collage

3 minutes

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videoLove and friendship

What people’s hand gestures reveal when they’re asked about love

9 minutes

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videoGlobal history

The story of the captives transported on the HMS Beagle with Darwin

9 minutes

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videoAstronomy

Why exomoons could be astronomy’s next big breakthrough

35 minutes