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Mask on/mask off

2025-11-14 19:00:00

Photo of a smiling woman in a green sweater talking with friends in a cosy, colourful cafe interior.

People with ADHD and autism have to mask their instincts if they want to be included. But the strain exacts a very high price

- by Gilly Kahn

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The art of rebellion: Justine Kurland’s utopian photography

2025-11-13 19:01:00

Photo of a group of people walking through a field with yellow flowers under bare trees on a sunny day.

How the photographer Justine Kurland reframes utopia in the radical freedom of teenage girls, women and outsider communities

- by Aeon Video

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The deepest South

2025-11-13 19:00:00

Sepia-toned photo of people labouring on a plantation with baskets and tools, set against a backdrop of hills and buildings.

Slavery in Latin America, on a huge scale, was different from that in the United States. Why don’t we know this history?

- by Ana Lucia Araujo

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The other side of the mountain

2025-11-12 19:01:00

Photo of a person with a backpack walking up a narrow outdoor staircase between brick buildings and lush greenery.

In Southwestern China, a filmmaker follows her father on a search for his childhood home, reshaped by history and time

- by Aeon Video

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The model of catastrophe

2025-11-11 19:00:00

Photo of a lone bench facing turbulent ocean waves under a cloudy sky. The area is partially flooded by the sea.

The immense complexity of the climate makes it impossible to model accurately. Instead we must use uncertainty to our advantage

- by David Stainforth

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Is it ethical to choose a baby’s traits?

2025-11-10 19:01:00

Illustration of a blue baby with symbols of heart, ear, bone, eye, tooth, brain, and lips around it on a white background.

Should deaf parents be able to select for a deaf child? On the ethics of parental choice and ‘designer babies’

- by Aeon Video

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