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Curated short documentaries and original Aeon productions exploring big ideas

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Ageing and death

We’re not the only animals that appear to grieve. What are the implications?

6 minutes

An ancient, broken clay tablet with a circular design and various inscriptions, displayed on a dark background.

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Archaeology

How researchers finally solved the puzzle of the oldest known map of the world

18 minutes

Photo of a man in a wheelchair on a grass field with another man’s hand resting on the wheelchair’s handle.

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Love and friendship

For two brothers who rely on one another, love is a daily act of devotion

11 minutes

Illustration of a dodo bird with grey feathers, brown beak, and stubby wings, standing on a grassy, sandy ground.

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Evolution

How – and how not – to think about the role randomness plays in evolution

60 minutes

Wooden model of a sailing ship with multiple masts and detailed rigging on a white background.

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Art

A prisoner in Guantánamo finds some escape in building intricate model ships

6 minutes

Photo of two young Asian women wearing sunglasses sitting in the back of a pickup truck at an outdoor event with American flags and mountains.

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Meaning and the good life

A Japanese religious community makes an unlikely home in the mountains of Colorado

9 minutes

Two older women wearing hats and sunglasses raise their arms in celebration at a street parade, with a purple background.

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Sex and sexuality

From secret crushes to self-acceptance – a joyful chronicle of ‘old lesbian’ stories

29 minutes

A person in a workshop uses a tool to smooth wood. Wood shavings are scattered on the workbench.

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Making

Forging a cello from pieces of wood demands its own form of virtuosity

27 minutes

Children climbing on monkey bars, photographed from below, against a clear blue sky.

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Education

Scenes from a school year paint a refreshingly nuanced portrait of rural America

25 minutes

A man playing a piano in a dark room with animated planets and stars floating around him, illuminated by soft light.

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Physics

The rhythms of a star system inspire a pianist’s transfixing performance

5 minutes

Two children hugging on the floor, one in a white shirt smiling with eyes closed while the other wears a red jacket.

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Bioethics

Is it ethical to have a second child so that your first might live?

10 minutes

Five differently coloured triangular wax crayon bars standing upright on a white surface.

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Art

Watch as Japan’s surplus trees are transformed into forest-tinted crayons

4 minutes