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
In an age of ferocious religious bloodletting, Sebastian Castellio argued that everyone seems like a heretic to someone else- by Michael W BrueningRead on Aeon | Continue reading
Countless species are dying from human-induced environmental change. Should we use genetic technology to alter and save them?- by David FarrierRead on Aeon | Continue reading
Watch the exquisite digital restoration of a ceremonial pre-Incan shield, in which the owl is a symbol of war, not wisdom- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon | Continue reading
Our memories are precious to us and constitute our sense of self. Why not enhance them by recording all of your life?- by Yannic KappesRead on Aeon | Continue reading
Should you never make promises you don’t intend to keep? What philosophers say about the ethics of breaking your word- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon | Continue reading
Far from being a relic of the past, peasants are vital to feeding the world. They need to be supported, not marginalised- by Maryam AslanyRead on Aeon | Continue reading
Retracing Mark Twain’s path down the Mississippi, a filmmaker finds himself contemplating what it means to know a river- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon | Continue reading
Same-sex marriage is an astonishing case of progress propelled by democracy, in the face of public spite and misinformation- by Michael FuersteinRead on Aeon | Continue reading
The role of the conscious observer has posed a stubborn problem for quantum measurement. Phenomenology offers a solution- by Steven FrenchRead on Aeon | Continue reading
What does the deep future hold for our night sky? Extraordinary data visualisations of the coming distortions of the Universe- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon | Continue reading
In China, companies that are closer to temples are more generous to shareholders: religion subtly shapes economic behaviour- by Zhangxin (Frank) LiuRead on Aeon | Continue reading
‘I didn’t think I’d get the job!’ How the cheery steeplejack Fred Dibnah dismantled an industrial chimney one brick at a time- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon | Continue reading
Joseph Wright of Derby put science at the centre of his art. Eclipsed in his lifetime, his work still burns with radical ideas- by Charlotte MullinsRead on Aeon | Continue reading
Ayahuasca forms part of the resistance to extractivism and commodification for the Kichwa of Sarayuku, Ecuadorian Amazon- by Aeon VideoWatch on Psyche | Continue reading
The next global disaster may be triggered by a catastrophic eruption. How can we prepare for the fire beneath our feet?- by Mike CassidyRead on Psyche | Continue reading