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Curated short documentaries and original Aeon productions exploring big ideas

Sketch of person holding a pink phone to their ear with minimal facial detail.

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History

In the face of denial, this film uncovers the hidden scars of Indonesia’s 1998 riots

21 minutes

Illustration of a brain with a tap attached, with yellow liquid flowing out against a grey background.

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Ethics

What’s an idea worth? How prominent thinkers have understood intellectual property

6 minutes

Illustration of a blue dragonfly, a green leaf insect and a brown butterfly wing on a light background.

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History of science

Insect aesthetics – long viewed as pests, in the 16th century bugs became beautiful

8 minutes

Photo of a woman sleeping, resting her head and hand on a large dog, creating a cosy atmosphere.

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Love and friendship

What does it mean to say goodbye to a creature that doesn’t know you’re leaving?

13 minutes

Photo of a woman wearing sunglasses, gesturing in front of a large stone monument with carved figures.

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Thinkers and theories

The prison abolitionist who dares to envision a world without ‘unfreedoms’

16 minutes

3D heat map graph with peaks in red and valleys in blue showing data variation.

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Music

A riveting audiovisual dive into what makes sounds harmonious, or not

28 minutes

Photo of two women hugging at an indoor event, one holding a piece of paper

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Life stages

Grief, healing and laughter coexist at a unique retreat for widows and widowers

15 minutes

Illustration of three people, one with wide eyes and mouth open, another holding their head, third timing with a pocket watch.

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Medicine

Drinking wine from toxic cups was the 17th century’s own dubious ‘detox’ treatment

11 minutes

Painting of a vast landscape featuring rocky hills, a woman with a child and distant snow-capped mountains under a cloudy sky.

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Nature and landscape

After independence, Mexico was in search of identity. These paintings offered a blueprint

15 minutes

Photo of a woman in a red coat gazing out a foggy window with a contemplative expression.

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Progress and modernity

Moving from Tibet to Beijing, Drolma reconciles big dreams with harsh realities

31 minutes

Illustration of an ancient Greek temple with the golden ratio spiral overlay, featuring bright colours and clear skies.

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Mathematics

Spiral into the ‘golden ratio’ – and separate the myths from the maths

4 minutes

Vintage photo of people erecting tall structures in a tropical setting with palm trees and a thatched building.

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Art

A young Rockefeller collects art on a fateful journey to New Guinea

7 minutes