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The myth of the golden ratio

2025-07-16 18:01:00

Illustration of an ancient Greek temple with the golden ratio spiral overlay, featuring bright colours and clear skies.

What’s so golden about the golden ratio? A myth-busting investigation tells the story of a misunderstood mathematical idea

- by Aeon Video

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The power of the ‘C’ word

2025-07-15 18:00:00

A hospital room with a patient in a gown and headscarf speaking to a doctor, while a man stands nearby taking notes.

Saying the word ‘cancer’ changes a person’s life and can lead to overtreatment and fear. Is the word too hot to use at all?

- by Benjamin Chin-Yee

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Asmat encounters

2025-07-14 18:01:00

Vintage photo of people erecting tall structures in a tropical setting with palm trees and a thatched building.

Photos and journal entrees chronicle Michael C Rockefeller’s fateful 1961 journey to New Guinea in search of local art

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An unholy alliance

2025-07-14 18:00:00

Black and white photo of Adolf Hitler greeting two clergymen surrounded by a crowd in front of a Gothic building.

In the 1930s, the rise of Nazism brought centuries of animosity between Europe’s Catholics and Protestants to an end. Why?

- by Udi Greenberg

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Memories without brains

2025-07-11 18:00:00

Yellow slime mould on textured tree bark, showcasing intricate branching patterns.

Certain slime moulds can make decisions, solve mazes and remember things. What can we learn from the blob?

- by Matthew Sims

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Ancient water clocks

2025-07-10 18:01:00

3D rendering of an ancient water clock with zodiac signs and blue water flowing into a container on a wooden surface.

For centuries, time-measuring tools were woefully imprecise. Moving from the Sun to water birthed a revolution in timekeeping

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