Aeon Articles

Meteor Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) Through stunning animation, an Iranian expat pays tribute to the grief and defiance of women and the queer community back home - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

The vanishing of youth Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) The precipitous decline of birthrates throughout the world poses a serious threat to humanity. What is to be done? - by Victor Kumar Read at Aeon

Vikings on the Silk Roads Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) The Norse ravaged much of Europe for centuries. They were also cosmopolitan explorers who followed trade winds into the Far East - by Neil Price Read at Aeon

How to study ‘talking’ dogs Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) Inspired by a TikTok trend, a cognitive scientist developed the largest citizen science study in animal communication - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

Methodical banality Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) Like today’s large language models, 16th-century humanists had techniques to automate writing – to the detriment of novelty - by Hannah Katznelson Read at Aeon

The best photographer you’ve never heard of Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) Peel back the visible and invisible layers of brilliance in one artist’s clever self-portraits juxtaposing East and West - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

The cosmic distance ladder with Terence Tao: part one Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) An awe-inspiring look at how scientific knowledge builds upon itself gradually – one ingenious measurement at a time - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

Struggling to wake Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) After a murderous kidnapping in Nigeria, I launched a campaign to put a stop to the abductions. Why did no one listen? - by Ayisha Osori Read at Aeon

The cat that wouldn’t die Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) The weird paradox of Schrödinger’s cat has found a lasting popularity. What does it mean for the future of quantum physics? - by Jim Baggott Read at Aeon

Mr Cường’s banyan tree Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) In Hanoi, an uprooted tree inspires a meditation on war, peace and the power of objects to create deep meaning - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

Just a pale blue dot Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) When we see the Earth as ‘a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam’ what do we learn about human significance? - by Tim Bayne Read at Aeon

Diary of a head injury Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) In the aftermath of a head injury, Nick’s mind is split between his old self and a strange new self he doesn’t know - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

More-than-human science Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) When AI takes over the practice of science we will likely find the results strange and incomprehensible. Should we worry? - by Brandon Boesch Read at Aeon

Some thoughts on the common toad Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) ‘Is it wicked to take a pleasure in spring?’ George Orwell’s postwar ode to the toad offers a message ripe for our times - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

The truth about love Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) In Plato’s Symposium, Socrates shared a theory of love from the teachings of a ‘non-Athenian woman’. Who was she really? - by Armand D’Angour Read at Aeon

The last letter Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) Condemned to death by firing squad, French resistance fighters put pen to paper. Their dying words can teach us how to live - by Daniel R Brunstetter Read at Aeon

Crafting a Hardanger boat Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) Watch as two craftspeople use 19th-century methods and tools to turn a tree on Norway’s coast into a rowing boat - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

Have they been here? Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) When we look for extraterrestrials, we often peer into the depths of space. But alien life might be closer than you think - by Ravi Kopparapu & Jacob Haqq Misra Read at Aeon

Squirrel on my shoulder Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) Meet Sammy Squitten, the baby squirrel suckled by a cat and raised by a human, in this story narrated by David Attenborough - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

Welcome to the Chaoscene Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) The climate crisis is here. In order to thrive in these dangerous and precarious times, we must build resilient communities - by Rupert Read Read at Aeon