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To be is to participate

2026-05-01 18:00:00

Photo of three children seated on stools by a weathered wall, with barrels in the background and one child clapping.

For Lucien Lévy-Bruhl, a person is not self-contained, but the outcome of a lifelong process of living with others: we before I

- by João de Pina-Cabral

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Who invented bad guys?

2026-04-30 18:01:00

The good-vs-evil paradigm of most pop-culture storytelling is a relatively recent effort to promote social cohesion

- by Aeon Video

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The Ethiopian running secret

2026-04-30 18:00:00

A group of runners on a road with two people observing from the side in a flat, open landscape.

One school of training is highly personalised, technical and data-driven. The other is the one that wins marathons

- by Michael Crawley & Geoff Burns

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1,000 years of Japanese swords

2026-04-29 18:01:00

Woodblock print of a samurai confronting a man, sword drawn, with Japanese text and intricate clothing details.

From weapon to icon – a riveting history lesson in the many meanings of the samurai sword that’s also just plain cool to see

- by Aeon Video

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Hunting ‘Man the Hunter’

2026-04-28 18:00:00

Painting of prehistoric humans engaged in tool making and archery. Central figure holds a spear surrounded by other figures.

For a century, this theory of human origins has died and returned. To free it from limbo, we must disentangle its many meanings

- by Vivek V Venkataraman

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Africa’s cultural landmarks: Ọṣun-Òṣogbo Sacred Grove, Nigeria

2026-04-27 18:01:00

Photo of two women in traditional attire sitting by a painted sculpture in a lush forest setting.

Deep inside a luscious grove in Nigeria, a community of artists preserves otherworldly monuments to Yorùbá spirituality

- by Aeon Video

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