Video Essay: Why Eels Are Fascinating

As not many people read articles anymore — I made a video essay of the article I wrote.

An interpretive wander through the bizarre, beautiful and scientifically baffling lives of eels. Part science, part story, part philosophical side-quest.

From Aristotle's confusion and Freud's fascination to the Bermuda Triangle, metamorphosis, magnetoreception and century-old New Zealand Longfins — this is a dive into one of nature's most cryptic travellers.

If you'd prefer to read, the full written companion piece is also available on this blog.