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    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

    Photo of ancient stone ruins with large boulders on top surrounded by trees under a blue sky with clouds.

    videoHistory

    The dry-stacked stones of Zimbabwe are a medieval engineering wonder

    7 minutes

    Microscopic images of cells showing vibrant colours in various patterns against a black background.

    videoBiology

    For 3 billion years, life was unicellular. Why did it start to collaborate?

    4 minutes

    A man with a bird tattoo outlined over an older tattoo of SS insignia on his shaved head, in a tattoo parlour with orange walls.

    videoTechnology and the self

    Inside a tattoo parlour where hateful images are covered for free

    11 minutes

    Gold metalwork art piece with an owl motif surrounded by decorative discs on a dark background.

    videoWar and peace

    The extraordinary craft and fascinating symbolism of a pre-Incan ceremonial shield

    3 minutes

    Illustration of two figures holding hands with colourful reflections on a blue surface.

    videoEthics

    A deathbed scenario raises the question: how much power should a promise hold?

    5 minutes

    A man in a white suit and bowtie standing in front of the Mark Twain Riverboat entrance by a river on a sunny day.

    videoTravel

    Retracing Mark Twain’s path, a filmmaker sets out to understand the mighty Mississippi

    28 minutes

    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