All articles from Aeon
Stephen and David’s toy cupboard
David’s handcrafted figurines pay tribute to cultural icons. His latest project takes on his greatest hero, his late brother - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
Subverting hell
In their visions of the underworld Dante and Milton were truly subversive, incorporating predecessors into their own repudiation - by Charlie Ericson Read on Aeon
Desi oon
A jaunty song calls for greater appreciation of Indian wool, as imports undermine the livelihoods of local herders - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
Compost modernity!
The vision of solarpunk: joining nature with technology in vibrantly inclusive ways to create a world that truly blooms - by Yogi Hale Hendlin Read on Aeon
Carlo Rovelli: thermal time
Is time a property of the Universe? Yes, if you conceive of it as heat: a mind-boggling yet oddly comforting perspective - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
Orcas and ourselves
Sea pandas or sadistic killers? These enigmatic creatures invite contradictory labels that say far more about us than them - by Jason Colby Read on Aeon
How selfish are we?
An age-old debate about human nature is being energised with new findings on the tightrope of cooperation and competition - by Jonathan R Goodman Read on Aeon
Africa’s cultural landmarks: Tsodilo Hills, Botswana
Rising far above the desert, the walls of these magnificent hills carry the ancient story of humanity’s creative spark - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
Between being and emptiness
In Japanese philosophy, unlike the atomised Western self, we are ‘ningen’ (人間), each enmeshed with other humans and nature - by Takeshi Morisato Read on Aeon
Being in the world: rules and risk
To master our own lives, we must venture beyond the rules and embrace risk – Heidegger’s philosophy grounded in real life - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
Can you rewire your brain?
The metaphor of rewiring offers an ideal of engineered precision. But the brain is more like a forest than a circuit board - by Peter Lukacs Read on Aeon
The car that came back from the sea
It was a rust bucket, sure, but this car delivered the most precious good to a group of friends in 1980s Poland: freedom - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
Victims and villains
In Southeast Asia’s scam compounds, workers are being enslaved but the boundary between victim and perpetrator is blurred - by Ivan Franceschini & Ling Li Read on Aeon