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Hinduism has not just one creation story, but many – one for each universe
Hinduism, like most religions, tells a creation story to explain the origin of our universe. However, to Hindus, ours is but one of an infinite number of universes, linked through an endless cycle of birth, life, death and rebirth, each with its own unique creation myth.
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Food and drink
The passage of time is a peculiar thing in a 24-hour diner
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Art
Background music was the radical invention of a trailblazing composer
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Anthropology
For an Amazonian female shaman, ayahuasca ceremonies are a rite and a business
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Metaphysics
What do past, present and future mean to a philosopher of time?
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Gender
A filmmaker responds to Lars von Trier’s call for a new muse with a unique application
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Computing and artificial intelligence
Why large language models are mysterious – even to their creators
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Sports and games
Havana’s streets become racetracks in this exhilarating portrait of children at play
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Spirituality
Through rituals of prayer, a monk cultivates a quietly radical concept of freedom
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Fairness and equality
‘To my old master’ – a freed slave answers the request to return to his old plantation
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