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    Curated short documentaries and original Aeon productions exploring big ideas
    Photo of a silver inflatable balloon floating in the sky over a blurred brownish background, resembling a flying saucer.

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    Information and communication

    Coverage of the ‘balloon boy’ hoax forms a withering indictment of for-profit news

    17 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 person with a prosthetic leg stands in a room filled with plastic-wrapped prosthetics and limbs, showcasing orthopaedic supplies.

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    Technology and the self

    A filmmaker finds a tactile beauty in the creation of her prosthetic leg

    11 minutes

    Illustration of a man in a suit, looking down, with a background of indistinct figures in a hallway. The colours are muted, creating a sombre atmosphere.

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    Cosmology

    The Indian astronomer whose innovative work on black holes was mocked at Cambridge

    13 minutes

    Peach Twig (Prunus Persica) (1918) by Royal Charles Steadman

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    Biology

    In 1886, a US agency set out to record new fruit varieties. The results are wondrous

    5 minutes

    Close-up of tree roots and rocks on a forest floor, covered with moss and surrounded by dense greenery.

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    Nature and landscape

    Take a serene hike through an ancient forest, inspired by a Miyazaki masterpiece

    6 minutes

    Person climbing a tall tree using a rope, viewed from the base looking upwards into the canopy of green leaves.

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    The environment

    Tree-sit with activists as they fight industrial logging from 100 feet above the ground

    25 minutes

    Person in a hooded coat walking through a labyrinth of stones on a grassy landscape, with ferns and distant hills under an overcast sky.

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    Subcultures

    Living off-grid on a remote Scottish island is a mix of rejection and acceptance

    13 minutes

    Black and white concentric circles forming a hypnotic spiral pattern against a dark background.

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    Art

    Dizzying discs and obscene wordplay – revisiting Marcel Duchamp’s 1926 film debut

    7 minutes

    Person holding the “Ellis in Wonderland” album cover by Ray Ellis and his Orchestra, featuring a colourful, whimsical scene.

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    Subcultures

    Bad puns, regrettable costumes, and other joys of collecting kitschy album art

    13 minutes

    Close-up of a person holding a sword, focusing intently. The background is dark, highlighting the facial expression and the blade.

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    History of technology

    A rare glimpse inside a samurai sword workshop, where ritual meets mastery

    24 minutes

    A man in a checked shirt looks up amidst a crowd, with people blurred in the background. Image is in black and white.

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    Mood and emotion

    Close-ups on the night of anticipation in the 2020 US presidential elections

    6 minutes