Ideas, ethics, metaphysics, mind
Nobody quite recovers from being a child: the asymmetry of power between parents and children always leaves a trace- by Tom WooldridgeRead on Aeon
The fiercest political battle of our age needs less moral drama and more hard thinking about numbers and fair tradeoffs- by Alan ManningRead on Aeon
It’s marketed as a holiday destination, but the true meaning of Hawai’i lies in the connections between land and people- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
After two arrests and a national uproar, why is it so tricky to find the donkey once likened to Venezuela’s president?- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
Far from turning its back on the sea, the fate of Qing China was tied as much to tides and storms as to cavalry and walls- by Ron PoRead on Aeon
Sergiu Klainerman spent years proving that black holes won’t fly apart; and arguing that maths is not a human invention- by Steve NadisRead on Aeon
Why must humans die? According to an ancient Indian folktale, death first came to Earth through an ill-fated love affair- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
Deep inside a luscious grove in Nigeria, a community of artists preserves otherworldly monuments to Yorùbá spirituality- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
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 VenkataramanRead on Aeon
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 VideoWatch on Aeon
One school of training is highly personalised, technical and data-driven. The other is the one that wins marathons- by Michael Crawley & Geoff BurnsRead on Aeon
The good-vs-evil paradigm of most pop-culture storytelling is a relatively recent effort to promote social cohesion- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
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-CabralRead on Aeon
Particles are nature’s smallest constituents, but that doesn’t mean they’re fundamental. So what is the Universe made of?- by Felix FlickerRead on Aeon
Ancient Athenians chose leaders by lottery rather than elections. Could this solve the problems facing democracy today?- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
Brilliance and kindness shine brightest when far from the comfortable centre. Even nature is more generative there too- by Charles FosterRead on Aeon
In rural Iran, Sahar faces a stark choice: stay at home to look after her father, or go to the city to pursue her education- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
Genetic studies support what historians have argued for decades: ancient India was a place of migration and mixture- by Kiran KumbharRead on Aeon
What if the tools for sustainable space exploration could be found in cellular life on Earth? A NASA astrobiologist explains- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
Things have jobs: pillows are made for comfort, scissors are sharp, and digital devices are made to track your every move- by Carissa VélizRead on Aeon
The emotional and practical skills of adulthood can only be learned from (appropriate) levels of discomfort and stress- by Niklas Serning & Nina LyonRead on Aeon
In this award-winning short, inmates and college students explore the history of incarceration from inside a US prison- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
We need a new imagination for the whole Earth, linking the power of the deep planet with the vitality of the surface- by James DinneenRead on Aeon
How a public health initiative to reduce air pollution has created ‘full-time citizen complainants’ who patrol the city- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon