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Guarding the guardians

2026-02-13 19:00:00

Black and white photo of a street scene with a heated discussion involving a traffic officer and men near cars.

Good institutions are social technologies that scale trust from personal relations to entire nations. How do they work?

- by Julien Lie-Panis

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Stephen and David’s toy cupboard

2026-02-12 19:01:00

Hands intricately painting a small figurine’s hair black with a fine brush, the figure wears a blue outfit.

David’s handcrafted figurines pay tribute to cultural icons. His latest project takes on his greatest hero, his late brother

- by Aeon Video

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Subverting hell

2026-02-12 19:00:00

Two figures in flowing robes standing amidst partially submerged bodies in a dark, eerie landscape.

In their visions of the underworld Dante and Milton were truly subversive, incorporating predecessors into their own repudiation

- by Charlie Ericson

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Desi oon

2026-02-11 19:01:00

Felt art of a man in a red turban with sheep on a hillside under a stylised sun.

A jaunty song calls for greater appreciation of Indian wool, as imports undermine the livelihoods of local herders

- by Aeon Video

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Compost modernity!

2026-02-10 19:00:00

Painting of a vibrant futuristic city with lush greenery, people and colourful signs, featuring advanced architecture and technology.

The vision of solarpunk: joining nature with technology in vibrantly inclusive ways to create a world that truly blooms

- by Yogi Hale Hendlin

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Carlo Rovelli: thermal time

2026-02-09 19:01:00

Illustration of a clock pierced by an arrow in a space with small pink spheres on a purple background.

Is time a property of the Universe? Yes, if you conceive of it as heat: a mind-boggling yet oddly comforting perspective

- by Aeon Video

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