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A vocabulary for the future: touch

2026-08-20 18:01:00

Abstract painting with blurred blue, yellow and black shapes creating a soft, dreamlike texture.

A mesmerising blend of words and images make touch a doorway into the deepest questions in physics and philosophy

- by Aeon Video

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Dolphins and other lovers

2026-08-20 18:00:00

Illustration of two people embracing while riding through green waters on a pink river dolphin wearing a hat, with houses and trees in the background.

The Andoque of the Amazon know what we have forgotten: the forest’s most beautiful creatures are also its most dangerous

- by Eliran Arazi

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The conscience files

2026-08-19 18:01:00

Photo of a large petrified log with vivid red and brown hues in a desert setting with grass and a blue sky.

The sorrows and redemptions of visitors who mailed their ‘souvenirs’ back to Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park

- by Aeon Video

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In praise of zealotry

2026-08-18 18:00:00

Illustration of a chaotic procession with figures in historical costume, each with exaggerated expressions and dialogues.

Early feminists like Mary Astell and Catharine Macaulay refused their male peers’ advice to remain polite in debate. Why?

- by Geertje Bol

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The World Famous Gopher Hole Museum

2026-08-17 18:01:00

Photo of two dressed-up rodents in a salon, one holding a comb with a speech bubble that reads, “I’m a beautician not a magician,” behind the other holding a mirror.

In this bittersweet portrait of a farm town in Canada, taxidermied gophers preserve a place that no longer exists

- by Aeon Video

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Worm munch matters

2026-08-17 18:00:00

Illustration of a worm underground beneath grass and wildflowers showing roots in a cross-section view.

The lives that slither and scurry beneath the soil’s surface are vital for ecological health: now we can listen in to them

- by Ella Browning

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