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Nobody quite recovers from being a child: the asymmetry of power between parents and children always leaves a trace- by Tom WooldridgeRead on Aeon

It’s marketed as a holiday destination, but the true meaning of Hawai’i lies in the connections between land and people- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

The fiercest political battle of our age needs less moral drama and more hard thinking about numbers and fair tradeoffs- by Alan ManningRead on Aeon

After two arrests and a national uproar, why is it so tricky to find the donkey once likened to Venezuela’s president?- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

Far from turning its back on the sea, the fate of Qing China was tied as much to tides and storms as to cavalry and walls- by Ron PoRead on Aeon

Why must humans die? According to an ancient Indian folktale, death first came to Earth through an ill-fated love affair- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

Sergiu Klainerman spent years proving that black holes won’t fly apart; and arguing that maths is not a human invention- by Steve NadisRead on Aeon

A generation of young people with ‘full hearts in an empty world’ sought hope in the face of insurmountable malaise- by Emily HerringRead on Aeon

‘We’re not sure what it means or how it started’ – the enigmatic ritual that has existed in Switzerland for centuries- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

Talk as much as you like about human rights, nothing will change until the architecture of global finance is reformed- by Attiya WarisRead on Aeon

How a public health initiative to reduce air pollution has created ‘full-time citizen complainants’ who patrol the city- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

We need a new imagination for the whole Earth, linking the power of the deep planet with the vitality of the surface- by James DinneenRead on Aeon

In this award-winning short, inmates and college students explore the history of incarceration from inside a US prison- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

The emotional and practical skills of adulthood can only be learned from (appropriate) levels of discomfort and stress- by Niklas Serning & Nina LyonRead on Aeon

Things have jobs: pillows are made for comfort, scissors are sharp, and digital devices are made to track your every move- by Carissa VélizRead on Aeon

What if the tools for sustainable space exploration could be found in cellular life on Earth? A NASA astrobiologist explains- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

Genetic studies support what historians have argued for decades: ancient India was a place of migration and mixture- by Kiran KumbharRead on Aeon

In rural Iran, Sahar faces a stark choice: stay at home to look after her father, or go to the city to pursue her education- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

Brilliance and kindness shine brightest when far from the comfortable centre. Even nature is more generative there too- by Charles FosterRead on Aeon

Brilliance and kindness shine brightest when far from the comfortable centre. Even nature is more generative there too- by Charles FosterRead on Aeon