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Black and white photo of an elderly man with glasses and a moustache wearing a suit, sitting in a patterned chair.

THINKERS AND THEORIES

‘Man cannot stand a meaningless life’ – a conversation with Carl Jung at 84

Video by Face to Face

A naked young woman walking on a rippled sandy beach towards the sea, clear blue water and distant islands in view.

FREEDOM AND CHOICE

For Lucy, surviving on a remote island was hard, but returning was harder

Directed by Jesper Wachtmeister

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COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGE

Small talk is an art, not a triviality. Here’s how you can master it

Video by the Harvard Business Review

A woman and a man converse while seated on chairs in a room with plants. A decorative table with glasses is between them.

EMERGING THERAPIES

The critic inside your head has something important to tell you. Here’s how to listen

Video by Esther Perel

Photo of an elderly man speaking at a podium with a microphone onstage, wearing a dark suit and glasses.

James Earl Jones reads Kurt Vonnegut on why art is central to a meaningful life

Video by Letters Live

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The (surprisingly new) science of aphantasia – the inability to ‘see’ mental imagery

Video by Quanta Magazine

Photo of a woman floating on their back in water with sunlight on their face and blurred foliage in the background.

Emotions aren’t reactions – they’re predictions we can learn to reshape

Video by The Well

Photo of two women in a kitchen, one peeling a potato while smiling the other focused on cooking, with a mortar in view.

We’re naturally bad at predicting what will make us happy. Here’s how to adjust

Video by The Well

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ARTISTS AND ART HISTORY

A minotaur shifts shapes and sexes in this ferociously original animation

A film by Chaerin Im

Surreal painting of a celestial figure surrounded by angels and clouds, with vivid colours and dynamic movement.

THINKERS AND THEORIES

Embrace conflict, reject authority – William Blake’s radical vision of a meaningful life

Video by Great Books Explained

Illustration of two stylised people running on a boardwalk near the sea with telegraph poles and wires in the background.

GOALS AND MOTIVATION

How increasing short-term pleasure can help you achieve your long-term goals

Video by TED-Ed

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THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE

The barbarians are at the gates in this electric Laurie Anderson performance

Video by All Arts

Close-up of an elderly woman’s face with eyes closed, light grey hair, and a blurred brown background. Her expression is calm.

DEATH AND DYING

Why one death doula sees an examined death as vital to a good life

A film by Annie Marr

Photo of an elderly man with a beard wearing a hat and glasses, holding a notebook in a sunlit forest.

MINDFULNESS AND MEDITATION

There’s a nourishing calm in quietly wandering, far from goals and distractions

Directed by Mykhailo Bogdanov

Woman in a white dress standing in front of a geometric quilt in a garden setting with trees in the background.

TRADITIONAL ARTS

Beauty is woven into everyday life for the quilters of the American West

A film by Carly Jakins and Jared Jakins

Close-up of hands holding clear frogspawn with visible black eggs in a natural outdoor setting.

A filmmaker’s never-realised ideas become an exploration of self-doubt

Directed by Cameron Nicoll