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A small organ with an enormous number of nerve endings but a single mission – pleasure – the clitoris has historically been the source of much confusion and controversy. Debated, interpreted and reinterpreted (mostly by men), this organ has been viewed as everything from a fertility enhancer to entirely useless, and to this day remains a much misunderstood part of female anatomy. In her short animation Le Clitoris, the French-Canadian filmmaker Lori Malépart-Traversy offers an entertaining analysis and celebration of the clitoris, separating the facts from the many myths.
Director: Lori Malépart-Traversy
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History of science
Ideas ‘of pure genius’ – how astronomers have measured the Universe across history
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Love and friendship
Never marry a man you love too much, and other views on romance in Sierra Leone
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Space exploration
The rarely told story of the fruit flies, primates and canines that preceded us in space
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Sex and sexuality
From secret crushes to self-acceptance – a joyful chronicle of ‘old lesbian’ stories
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Sex and sexuality
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Technology and the self
A deepfake porn victim confronts the pain of having her likeness stolen and vandalised
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Astronomy
The history of astronomy is a history of conjuring intelligent life where it isn’t
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Cosmology
The Indian astronomer whose innovative work on black holes was mocked at Cambridge
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Art
More than breathtaking, ‘The Birth of Venus’ signalled an aesthetic revolution
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