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Justice is geometric

2026-04-21 18:00:00

Aerial photo of a desert village with round huts, winding paths and sparse greenery.

Where centralised societies excel at extraction, African fractal systems allow for circulation, reciprocity and return

- by Likam Kyanzaire

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The engineering method

2026-04-20 18:01:00

Photo of a Gothic cathedral interior with colourful stained glass windows and ornate chandeliers illuminating the space.

How humans built beautiful, lasting structures without science or mathematics, using only engineering rules of thumb

- by Aeon Video

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Fuel for thought

2026-04-20 18:00:00

Coloured microscopic image of mitochondria in a cell with red structures and blue outlines on a teal background.

A brain fit for the 21st century is one that understands – and respects – its own bioenergetic foundations

- by Hannah Critchlow

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The invention of the soul

2026-04-17 18:00:00

Street photo of people walking past shopfronts with signs, one partially obscured by a glass reflection.

Humans weren’t given souls by God or genes. We made them ourselves with language – turning sentience into something sacred

- by Nicholas Humphrey

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Evolution of Paris

2026-04-16 18:01:00

3D model of an historic city map with detailed buildings, rivers and greenery.

The evolution of Paris across millennia – from Celtic fishing village to world capital – in three animated minutes

- by Aeon Video

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Join the dots

2026-04-16 18:00:00

Photo of a galaxy cluster with a zoomed-in section highlighting a red object amidst numerous bright celestial bodies.

Peering into the origins of our Universe, astronomers found something that shouldn’t be there: what are those little red dots?

- by Jenny Greene

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