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Like prizefighting, the world of kangaroo boxing is one of rigorous training, champions and challengers, and violent intraspecies battles for prestige and supremacy. This stunning excerpt from the BBC’s ‘Life Story’ series, narrated by Sir David Attenborough, shows the tough road to glory that ambitious males face in the quest for dominance.
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Art
What does an AI make of what it sees in a contemporary art museum?
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Fairness and equality
How the first woman of colour to be elected to the US Congress remade education
21 minutes
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History of ideas
Tantra is, and was, a subversive philosophy of feminine power
19 minutes
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Rituals and celebrations
From roaring fire and molten glass an artist creates a healing ritual
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Ecology and environmental sciences
Producing food while restoring the planet – a glimpse of farming in the future
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Archaeology
Ancient Greek sculptures were colourful. Why does the white marble ideal persist?
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Astronomy
From zero to 5,000 – music and visuals express 30 years of exoplanet discoveries
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Economics
We all play by economic rules set by men. What could a feminist economics look like?
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Ecology and environmental sciences
Yo-Yo Ma performs a work for cello in the woods, accompanied by a birdsong chorus
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