Aeon Articles

Boat people Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) The self-sacrifice of ants to save their colonies is an allegory and a euphemism in one family’s story of fleeing Vietnam - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

Boca Chica Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) A portrait of the Texas coastline occupied by SpaceX reveals the footprints we leave on Earth in the quest to reach beyond it - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

Roaming rocks Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) Metamorphic rocks are our emissaries from the deep, travelling to alien realms and revealing the restless nature of Earth - by Marcia Bjornerud Read at Aeon

What’s in the rule of law? Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) The British Empire used a great democratic ideal to manufacture racial difference and rationalise colonial domination - by Kanika Sharma Read at Aeon

Household objects up close Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) When you aim a powerful macroscopic camera at everyday items, the micro-world around us becomes only faintly familiar - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

The stories of Daniel Dennett Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) Often metaphorical and allusive, the philosopher’s work will long be remembered for how it grappled with everyday thought - by Tim Bayne Read at Aeon

Why the old man dances Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) Religious ritual to appease the gods or free expression of human agency? For the ancient Romans, dance could be both - by Karin Schlapbach Read at Aeon

Peter Capaldi reads a letter from the First World War Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) ‘That’ll be a thing to remember’ – a soldier’s account of the ‘Christmas truce’ of 1914 in a stirring letter to his wife - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

Can you transplant a head to another body? Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) ‘Are you a mind with a body or a body with a mind?’ The legacy of a 1970 ‘head transplant’ experiment performed on monkeys - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

A valiant experiment Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) The progressive and remarkably innovative Woodmead School briefly flourished amid the viciousness of apartheid South Africa - by David Dyzenhaus Read at Aeon

A series of headaches: Shakespeare’s First Folio meets the London Review of Books Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) Reviving the nearly lost printing processes of Shakespeare’s day is a labour of love and an act of connection with the past - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

Exploding the Big Bang Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) It was thought that science could tell us about the origins of the Universe. Today that great endeavour is in serious doubt - by Daniel Linford Read at Aeon

A linkless internet Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) In creating anonymous summaries, AI flattens out all the fascinating architecture of thought that makes the internet hum - by Collin Jennings Read at Aeon

The order of anarchy Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) How San Francisco’s free rides system can help us understand anarchist theory and the work of the late, great James C Scott - by Reyko Huang Read at Aeon

Strange beasts Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) ‘Tiny problems become big ones when tigers are involved’: the day a young (and reckless) animal keeper danced with death - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

Frozen in time Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) China does not allow assisted reproduction for unmarried women. So now they travel to the US for egg-freezing treatments - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

How to lose your home Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) In a changing climate, the instinct is to save everything you can. But maybe letting go is braver – and better for the future? - by Dan Hancox Read at Aeon

The sound of colour Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) When he saw colours, Kandinsky heard music. Exploring the role of synaesthesia in his increasing move towards abstraction - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

The eugenicist of UNESCO Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) Why did Julian S Huxley, first director of the UN agency, think eugenics held the key to a more evolved, harmonious world? - by Stefan Bernhardt-Radu Read at Aeon

The underground university Aeon | a world of ideas (RSS) During the Cold War, Oxford philosophers worked together to aid dissidents behind the Iron Curtain. I was one of them - by Cheryl Misak Read at Aeon