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Aerial view of a motorway intersection split by a pink line with abstract purple patterns below, in a photo.

videoMusic

Watch as the rhythms of traffic create a mesmerising score

2 minutes

Ancient codex illustration with figures and symbols in red and black ink on a weathered surface.

videoHistory of technology

The Americas’ oldest book is an intricate work of Maya astronomy

9 minutes

Photo of an orange caterpillar hanging from a green leaf against a turquoise background.

videoEcology and environmental sciences

Close-ups reveal how caterpillars live long enough to cocoon

9 minutes

Abstract organic matter with black circular patterns on a vibrant green background featuring various shapes and textures.

videoComplexity

A radical reimagining of physics puts information at its centre

13 minutes

Photo of a hand holding an ornate tarot card with a decorative illustration, two other cards on a black surface in the background.

videoDesign and fashion

Beyond fortune-telling – the enduring beauty and allure of tarot

16 minutes

Photo of a musician with curly hair playing acoustic guitar on stage wearing a colourful shirt with audience members in the background.

videoChildhood and adolescence

A project takes teens from war-torn regions to schools in Canada

25 minutes

Photo of a humpback whale underwater, showing its head and eye against a deep blue background.

videoBiology

What would it mean if we were able to ‘speak’ with whales?

65 minutes

Painting of philosophers gathered in a grand classical building, featuring figures in colourful robes with an archway framing the sky in the background.

videoHistory of ideas

How to read ‘The School of Athens’ – a triumph of Renaissance art

25 minutes

Illustration of a person in a pink shirt gently embracing a fawn in a forest setting.

videoAddiction

After 17 years of addiction, Raina finds a lifeline in compassion

15 minutes

Two women sitting in a car, one is wearing glasses and a headscarf, the other has short hair and red sunglasses.

videoGender

In an act of resistance, Elahe forgoes a hijab at a family party

27 minutes

Photo of a man in a colourful patterned shirt lying in water looking upwards with a focused expression.

videoArt

Finding the spirit of Haiti through a tour of its contemporary art

20 minutes

Photo of an older man in a checked shirt and brown jacket speaking, bar with framed photos in the background.

videoCosmology

Are observers fundamental to physics, or simply byproducts of it?

10 minutes