Aeon Articles

Utopia brasileira Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) Within less than a decade, Brazil will have as many evangelicals as Catholics, a transcendence born of the prosperity gospel - by Alex Hochuli Read at Aeon

Buried Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) On St Helena, the island famed for Napoleon’s tomb, burial sites for the transatlantic slave trade’s victims go unmarked - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

Is beauty natural? Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) Charles Darwin was as fascinated by extravagant ornament in nature as Jane Austen was in culture. Did their explanations agree? - by Abigail Tulenko Read at Aeon

Elusive but everywhere Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) Everything in the Universe, from wandering turtles to falling rocks, is surrounded by ‘fields’ that guide and direct movement - by Daniel W McShea & Gunnar O Babcock Read at Aeon

Can I remember it differently? Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) In this mediation on ‘après-coup’ in art, Cormac tries to understand why he’s still haunted by a scene from ‘Minority Report’ - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

The city of wisdom Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) Don’t be intimidated by physics: it is made of stories and metaphors. Learn these and the field will open up to you - by Jamie Zvirzdin Read at Aeon

Now I’m in the kitchen Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) The sensations of cooking stir up complicated questions about the relationship between a daughter and her mother - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

Colonies of former colonies Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) India’s ongoing subjugation of Kashmir holds portentous lessons about the nature of contemporary colonialism - by Hafsa Kanjwal Read at Aeon

Deveaux Bank Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) What GPS tracking says about why the common whimbrel stops at a small spit of sand in South Carolina on its migratory route - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

The forces of chance Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) Social scientists cling to simple models of reality – with disastrous results. Instead they must embrace chaos theory - by Brian Klaas Read at Aeon

Settling accounts Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) Before he was famous, Jean-Jacques Rousseau was Louise Dupin’s scribe. It’s her ideas on inequality that fill his writings - by Rebecca Wilkin Read at Aeon

USA v Scott Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) Arrested for supplying water to migrants from Mexico, an aid worker’s trial challenges the boundary between law and morality - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

Rage against the machine Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) For all the promise and dangers of AI, computers plainly can’t think. To think is to resist – something no machine does - by Alva Noë Read at Aeon

The fermented crescent Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) Ancient Mesopotamians had a profound love of beer: a beverage they found celebratory, intoxicating and strangely erotic - by Tate Paulette Read at Aeon

The conquest of space Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) Before we ventured into space in 1961, we sent fruit flies, dogs and chimps to pave the way. This is their story - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

Jeu Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) This rollicking ode to modernity pairs Prokofiev with frenetic abstractions and Post-Impressionist animations of people at play - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

Life makes mistakes Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) Hens try to hatch golf balls, whales get beached. Getting things wrong seems to play a fundamental role in life on Earth - by David S Oderberg Read at Aeon

Heirlooms Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) A Bible, a piece of wood, a song – a poignant portrait of the everyday family keepsakes that can bridge generations - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

Sex and death Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) Our culture works hard to keep sex and death separate but recharging the libido might provide the release that grief needs - by Cody Delistraty Read at Aeon

The spectre of insecurity Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) Liberals have forgotten that in order for our lives not to be nasty, brutish and short, we need stability. Enter Hobbes - by Jennifer M Morton Read at Aeon