People with ADHD and autism have to mask their instincts if they want to be included. But the strain exacts a very high price- by Gilly KahnRead on Aeon | Continue reading
How the photographer Justine Kurland reframes utopia in the radical freedom of teenage girls, women and outsider communities- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon | Continue reading
Slavery in Latin America, on a huge scale, was different from that in the United States. Why don’t we know this history?- by Ana Lucia AraujoRead on Aeon | Continue reading
In Southwestern China, a filmmaker follows her father on a search for his childhood home, reshaped by history and time- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon | Continue reading
The immense complexity of the climate makes it impossible to model accurately. Instead we must use uncertainty to our advantage- by David StainforthRead on Aeon | Continue reading
Should deaf parents be able to select for a deaf child? On the ethics of parental choice and ‘designer babies’- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon | Continue reading
Should we simply assume that all animals can feel pain and are of moral concern? Or is that taking things too far?- by Jeff Sebo & Andreas L MogensenRead on Aeon | Continue reading
Generative AI sheds new light on the underlying engines of metaphor, mood and reinvention in six decades of songs- by Prashant GargRead on Aeon | Continue reading
Citizens of Myanmar describe what daily life is like in their isolated, war-torn nation- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon | Continue reading
As a scientific concept the Anthropocene is dead. But it’s such a helpful idea to think with, should we use it anyway?- by Ville LähdeRead on Aeon | Continue reading
How a dedicated team of volunteers in Rhode Island hack nature to find new ways to protect vulnerable sparrow hatchlings- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon | Continue reading
Images of vast ‘canals’ rippling across the red planet inspired fears of alien ‘engineers’ and changed science forever- by Dagomar DegrootRead on Aeon | Continue reading
This feminist housing collective has endured for 75 years. Now, a new generation is moving in, bringing change – and men- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon | Continue reading
Scientific progress depends on disagreement. So why are vaccine sceptics and other science critics not worth listening to?- by Collin Rice & Kareem KhalifaRead on Aeon | Continue reading
As struggles over the human body escalate, we should return to the work of cinema’s greatest anatomist: David Cronenberg- by Travis AlexanderRead on Aeon | Continue reading
A composer encourages viewers to find beauty in the mundane rhythms and repetitions of everyday traffic patterns- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon | Continue reading
As Pax Americana ends, a multipolar order is emerging. The history of Southeast Asia holds lessons for what’s to come- by Manjeet S Pardesi & Amitav AcharyaRead on Aeon | Continue reading
Fig-bark paper, vivid pigments and intricate imagery: the oldest book in the Americas is a complex work of Maya astronomy- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon | Continue reading
Through her paintings, Georgia O’Keefe laid claim to New Mexico’s desert landscape. But it was never hers for the taking- by Alanna OffieldRead on Aeon | Continue reading
From poison spikes to fake snake eyes, caterpillars employ many clever strategies to survive to their dazzling adulthoods- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon | Continue reading
The magnificent Altar of Peace celebrates the imperial order of Augustus’ Rome and his place in the fabric of the cosmos- by John WeedsRead on Aeon | Continue reading
For centuries we’ve used the declaration of ‘monster’ to eject individuals and groups from being respected as fully human- by Surekha DaviesRead on Aeon | Continue reading
Does physics miss something important about how the Universe works? A new law of information could account for complexity- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon | Continue reading
From late-night calls to unsolved symptoms, uncertainty is woven into every doctor’s day. They should learn to embrace it- by Zoe CunniffeRead on Aeon | Continue reading
The evolution of tarot cards through the centuries, from a game for the Italian elite to the fortune-tellers’ toolkit- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon | Continue reading
India’s Maoist guerillas have just surrendered, after decades of waging war on the government from their forest bases- by Rahul PanditaRead on Aeon | Continue reading
Conversations with teenagers from unstable or war-torn nations across the world, on a unique tour to Canada 40 years ago- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon | Continue reading
Jewish children who were ‘hidden’ in Christian families during the Holocaust have much to teach us about memory and trauma- by Carolyn Ariella SofiaRead on Aeon | Continue reading
Could autism explain Virginia Woolf’s unique voice? Her extraordinary eye for detail and connections suggests it might- by Camille CaprioglioRead on Aeon | Continue reading
Suppose we could talk to whales – should we? Experts explore the scientific and philosophical challenges of decoding whale song- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon | Continue reading
It’s only in recent history that freedom has come to mean having a huge array of choices in life. Did we take a wrong turn?- by Sophia RosenfeldRead on Aeon | Continue reading
A close look at ‘The School of Athens’ reveals how Raphael turned to the past to capture the progress of his times- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon | Continue reading
It is our biggest blind spot, a bizarre experience that befalls us every day, and can’t be explained by our need for rest- by Vladyslav VyazovskiyRead on Aeon | Continue reading
After 17 years of struggling with a heroin addiction, Raina finds a path to recovery through compassion and connection- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon | Continue reading
Huge swathes of human knowledge are missing from the internet. By definition, generative AI is shockingly ignorant too- by Deepak Varuvel DennisonRead on Aeon | Continue reading
Throughout decades of writing, Harold Rosenberg exhorted artists to resist cliché and conformity and instead take action- by Blake SmithRead on Aeon | Continue reading
On a visit to her hometown in Iran, Elahe navigates delicate family dynamics as she chooses to leave her hair uncovered- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon | Continue reading
The convergence of singular talent and profound disability confounded scientists eager to place humans into neat categories- by Violeta RuizRead on Aeon | Continue reading
Take a tour of Haiti’s contemporary arts scene in this short documentary, led by some of its most celebrated artists- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon | Continue reading
How do some countries manage to channel foreign capital into economic development while others are just exploited by it?- by Guilherme Klein MartinsRead on Aeon | Continue reading
What role, if any, does the observer play in fundamental physics? A cosmologist lays out the leading theories in the field- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon | Continue reading
How can you have a picture of the world when your brain is locked up in your skull? Neuroscientist Dale Purves has clues- by Asif GhazanfarRead on Aeon | Continue reading
The idea of nothing pushes at the limits of thought, spawning paradoxes that have long nourished art, philosophy, and science- by Victoria WohlRead on Aeon | Continue reading
What the medieval stone ruins of Great Zimbabwe tell us about an advanced African society and its legacy today- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon | Continue reading
When the Taliban captured my city, thousands fled and the rest were severely repressed. But I’ve stayed – and survived- by Maryam Mahjoba & Asad NarimanRead on Aeon | Continue reading
A billion years ago, life made a big leap towards complexity – but what made single-celled organisms stick together?- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon | Continue reading
Warren met his cancer diagnosis with tenacious optimism. But can positive thinking really affect the course of the disease?- by Kirtan D NautiyalRead on Aeon | Continue reading
As their hateful tattoos are covered up with colourful flowers and birds, three men reflect on catharsis and redemption- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon | Continue reading