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    Curated short documentaries and original Aeon productions exploring big ideas
    Digital image showing Orion’s Belt constellation now and altered after 4 million years.

    videoAstronomy

    Visualisations explore what the deep future holds for our night sky

    6 minutes

    Photo of a middle-aged man climbing a red ladder on a tall brick industrial chimney with a cityscape in the background.

    videoWork

    Like a cheery Sisyphus, Fred dismantles an industrial chimney one brick at a time

    12 minutes

    Photo of a person sitting in a boat on a river surrounded by lush green jungle under a cloudy sky.

    videoKnowledge

    A Kichwa activist on ayahuasca’s rise – and what it really means to her people

    15 minutes

    Close-up digital illustration of a lysosome showing detailed proteins in various colours on its surface.

    videoBiology

    Dive deep into an egg cell to see how ageing reboots when a new life begins

    2 minutes

    Photo of a smiling boy with short hair outdoors, viewed through a digital camera frame. Background shows a fence and greenery.

    videoChildhood and adolescence

    ​​A neglected Dominican sugar town, as seen through the eyes of a 12-year-old local

    11 minutes

    A video camera reflected in sunglasses with a scenic view of water and hills in the background.

    videoGlobal history

    After the fall of the Iron Curtain, a young couple discovers a strange, newly open world

    18 minutes

    Painting of a black bird with a red tail on a white tree branch set against a blue sky and yellow landscape.

    videoNature and landscape

    Scenes from Aboriginal Australian pottery chart the turn of the seasons

    7 minutes

    Blurry night photo through car window showing police lights and a figure, creating a dramatic scene with blue lighting.

    videoDemography and migration

    The volunteers who offer a last line of care for migrants at a contentious border

    30 minutes

    3D colour spectrum graph with X, Y, Z axes and a colourful curved surface on a black background, digital rendering.

    videoMathematics

    After centuries of trying, we’ve yet to arrive at a perfect way to map colour

    20 minutes

    Photo of an elderly woman resting her forehead on a large stone bust outdoors near a decaying concrete structure.

    videoHistory

    In Stalin’s home city in Georgia, generations clash over his legacy

    20 minutes

    Photo of a person in white walking along a cliffside path near a stone structure with a scenic landscape view.

    videoArchitecture

    Steep climbs lead to sacred spaces carved high into the cliffs of Ethiopia

    9 minutes

    Watercolour and ink collage with a portrait, handwritten text saying ‘Hey, I’m important’ and a small beach photo on top right.

    videoConsciousness and altered states

    How an artist learned to ‘co-live’ with the distressing voice in her head

    6 minutes