‘Dark matter is probably passing through you and me right now’: how one team is hunting for one of the great known unknowns - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon | Continue reading
Hunter-gatherer societies are highly expert in group deliberation and decision-making which respects both difference and unity - by Vivek V Venkataraman Read at Aeon | Continue reading
Welcome to the new, post-genomic biology: a transformative era in need of fresh metaphors to understand how life works - by Philip Ball Read at Aeon | Continue reading
The dawn of photography helped summon Victorian beliefs in an unseen spirit realm that could be made manifest and contactable - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon | Continue reading
Once we all had knowledge of how to heal ourselves using plants and animals. The future would be sweeter for renewing it - by Anna Badkhen Read at Aeon | Continue reading
Take a look beyond the myths and misconceptions of dog vision to learn how richly dogs perceive the world around them - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon | Continue reading
Cut off from her family, Yuge carved ‘circular mantras’ into snow and sand to mark time with a personal ritual of longing - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon | Continue reading
A scientific theory that humans arose in multiple parts of the world is the real source of contemporary racist ideas - by Jacob Zellmer Read at Aeon | Continue reading
A revolution in archaeology is transforming our picture of past populations and the scope of human freedoms - by David Wengrow Read at Aeon | Continue reading
Road signs flash by in a fun exploration of the similarities and subtle variations in messaging from around the world - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon | Continue reading
I was searching for meaning and purpose so I became an academic philosopher. Reader, you might guess what happened next - by Pranay Sanklecha Read at Aeon | Continue reading
In its final moments, a microbe moves towards equilibrium in this poignant reflection on life, death and the inbetween - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon | Continue reading
Windmills were once just machines on the land but now seem delightfully bucolic. Could wind turbines win us over too? - by Stephen Case Read at Aeon | Continue reading
How Manet’s subtly radical works broke the fourth wall, confronting the viewer with paintings that stared back at them - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon | Continue reading
Even happy families cannot avoid the reality – my reality – that adoption is predicated on transacting the life of a child - by Fiona Sampson Read at Aeon | Continue reading
I work against myself through procrastination, distraction and addiction. Why do I consistently sabotage my own life? - by Eliane Glaser Read at Aeon | Continue reading
Can we save coral reefs from the ravages of climate change? Why engineering heat-tolerant species is our moral imperative - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon | Continue reading
Anticolonial modernity was founded upon the fight for liberation from communists, capitalists and imperialists alike - by Frank Gerits Read at Aeon | Continue reading
What if we could see spacetime? Embark on a visual journey through the invisible gravitational waves that shape our universe - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon | Continue reading
Husserl’s well-tended archive has given him a rich afterlife, while Nietzsche’s was distorted by his axe-grinding sister - by Peter Salmon Read at Aeon | Continue reading
A harrowing and poignant exploration of the First World War from the perspective of three poet-soldiers who died in it - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon | Continue reading
Three medieval thinkers struggled to explain how animals could make mistakes – and uncovered the nature of nonhuman minds - by Sam Alma Read at Aeon | Continue reading
You might feel you can trust your gut to tell right from wrong, but the friction of social change shows that you can’t - by Daniel Kelly & Evan Westra Read at Aeon | Continue reading
Why the author Daniel Alarcón likes to read a curious little Peruvian book of speeches and toasts when he’s feeling homesick - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon | Continue reading
Moments of crisis, such as our own, are great opportunities for historic change, but only under highly specific conditions - by Roman Krznaric Read at Aeon | Continue reading
Witness 18 days’ work in just 3.5 minutes as a male weaverbird crafts an elaborate dangling nest in hopes of finding a mate - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon | Continue reading
Stephen Hawking’s greatest legacy – a simple little equation now 50 years old – revealed a shocking aspect of black holes - by Roger Highfield Read at Aeon | Continue reading
‘How does a genius cope with the challenges of getting old?’ Explore the lesser-known works of Michelangelo’s last decades - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon | Continue reading
Our human minds hold us back from truly understanding the many brilliant ways that other creatures solve their problems - by Abigail Desmond & Michael Haslam Read at Aeon | Continue reading
Tinnitus is like a constant scream inside my head, depriving me of what I formerly treasured: the moments of serene quiet - by Diego Ramírez Martín del Campo Read at Aeon | Continue reading
New archaeological discoveries shed light on the story of Boudica – the ancient Celtic queen who rebelled against Rome - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon | Continue reading
Can a butterfly’s wings trigger a distant hurricane? The answer depends on the perspective you take: physics or human agency - by Erik Van Aken Read at Aeon | Continue reading
A poignant connection between the erosions of landscape and memory at a former Japanese internment camp in California - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon | Continue reading
In the 1840s, the iconoclastic scientist Gustav Fechner made an inspired case for taking seriously the interior lives of plants - by Rachael Petersen Read at Aeon | Continue reading
In the mountains of northern India, one of the last artisans of his kind keeps the tradition of crafting metal teapots alive - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon | Continue reading
The Decadent movement taught that you should live your life with the greatest intensity – a dangerous and thrilling challenge - by Kate Hext Read at Aeon | Continue reading
Why introductory economics courses continued to teach zombie ideas from before economics became an empirical discipline - by Walter Frick Read at Aeon | Continue reading
Could inequality be morally justified in a system of equal opportunity? How Rawls’s vision for democracy holds up 50 years on - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon | Continue reading
Selfishness channels ambition, envy drives competition, pride aids the win. Does it take a bad person to be a good athlete? - by Sabrina Little Read at Aeon | Continue reading
How the sudden death of Alfred Tennyson’s best friend at a young age moulded him into the ‘great English poet of grief’ - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon | Continue reading
While science illuminates the gut-brain relationship, doctors remain ignorant and dismissive of patients with gut problems - by Xi Chen Read at Aeon | Continue reading
On a remote Icelandic island, teens rescue young puffins who’ve lost their way while pondering their own uncertain futures - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon | Continue reading
For the entire 20th century, it had felt like telepathy was just around the corner. Why is that especially true now? - by Roger Luckhurst Read at Aeon | Continue reading
A friend and a falcon went missing. In pain, I turned to ‘Slaughterhouse-Five’ – and found a new vision of sorrow and time - by Emily Polk Read at Aeon | Continue reading
From wise helpers to fire-breathers, each culture gets the dragons it deserves. On the origins of these reptilian beasts - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon | Continue reading
Why did Japanese Confucians enthusiastically support Imperial Japan’s murderous conquest of China, the homeland of Confucius? - by Shaun O’Dwyer Read at Aeon | Continue reading
From gifts of bread to a dowry negotiation – a charming portrait of courtship rituals and marriage in 1950s rural Poland - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon | Continue reading
Margaret Cavendish’s boldness and bravery set 17th-century society alight, but is she a feminist poster-girl for our times? - by Francesca Peacock Read at Aeon | Continue reading