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The meaning of fake marble

2026-09-16 18:01:00

Marble painting of a peacock beside a pedestal with a sphere, abstract shapes in the background.

From ancient Roman frescoes to modern kitchen benchtops, our desire to recreate marble is about more than cutting costs

- by Aeon Video

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Chasing la dolce vita

2026-09-15 18:00:00

Painting of a man walking on a path through a hilly landscape away from a town, with a bird flying overhead, both casting long shadows on the ground.

Homecomings, fantasies, food and ghosts – how the myth of eternal return keeps the Italian diaspora in a state of longing

- by Ben Faccini

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Once upon a screen: explosive paradox

2026-09-14 18:01:00

Photo of a scene from a film showing a soldier in muddy gear behind sandbags in a jungle, reflected on an iPad screen.

Decades after seeing ‘Platoon’, Kevin recalls how the film stirred generational trauma in his family and racism at school

- by Aeon Video

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The bombarding of childhood

2026-09-14 18:00:00

Two children engrossed in watching a cartoon on TV in a dimly lit room with curtains and a table.

It’s not just screen time: the problem with children’s media is that it has become relentlessly hectic, loud and bright

- by Natalia Kucirkova

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Penchants of the polymaths

2026-09-11 18:00:00

Medieval painting of two men riding a donkey, a man is in a window, script beneath, with decorative clouds overhead.

The fathers of Islamic science hold lessons for students: breadth over specialisation, and never let constraints get in the way

- by Mariam Sabri

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The Chinese room

2026-09-10 18:01:00

Illustration of a robot reading with a thought bubble showing ancient cave paintings of hunters and a deer.

Can we test for AI consciousness when we don’t understand our own? Getting into John Searle’s ‘Chinese room’ experiment

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