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The Quilters

The Quilters ( trailer ) is a short documentary about a group of men in a Missouri prison who spend 40 hours a week making birthday quilts for foster kids and kids with disabilities. The Quilters follows the daily lives of several quilters inside the sewing room at South

Pirates of the Ayahuasca

"There have been times in my life when I wouldn’t have taken seriously the possibility that a South American psychedelic could help ease the horror of systems collapse."

Pipelinefunk Gon’ Give It to You

In this video , musician Armin Küpper performs a saxophone duet with the echo of his past self by playing near the end of a large pipe. That’s pretty cool. And it’s also a learning opportunity ! Hey wait, come back…you haven’t finished your bowl of physics yet: What you hear

Recurring Screens

"A screen saver periodically smokes the locusts out, thereby saving the screen from the disfigurement of monotony."

Maximalisma

"A professor endeavors to separate treasure from trash—before her children have to do it for her."

The plea: defeating smallpox

Smallpox went from a feared killer to a fading memory. Its eradication is one of humanity’s greatest collective triumphs - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

Aeon

Out of the fog

It’s a ‘failed painting’ that obscures the profound power of German Romanticism. Why do we love the ‘Wanderer’ so much? - by Gianluca Didino Read at Aeon

Aeon

Clarke’s Law (part 2)

All sufficiently advanced technology is now widespread. Batman used to have gadgets that gave him an advantage over his adversaries. And Henry Ford had machines that allowed him to produce items far cheaper than the competition. Now, almost all technology magic is widely