Aeon

A fool, a genius, or ‘a man who destroys everything’? Piecing together Zoran, a mythic figure of Belgrade- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

A cancer diagnosis carries with it fear and upheaval. For many patients the cellular changes do not warrant the label- by Matthew R CooperbergRead on Aeon

In the mid-1990s, thinkers pushed back against the idea we’re built by language, turning to feeling and the body instead- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

The notion that fatherhood and creativity are at odds is plain wrong, as both poetry and neuroscience are showing us- by Daniel SwiftRead on Aeon

Jürgen Habermas, the great defender of deliberative democracy, lived up to its demands: he never feared changing his mind- by Emilie PratticoRead on Aeon

The remarkable engineering and tragic demise of the vessel that would end Britain’s dream to dominate the skies- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

Caring for this planet entails decisions that are intimate, about our farms, our homes, our human and our wild neighbours- by Craig MaierRead on Aeon

Be it movie mythos or nostalgia for a ‘simpler’ time, there’s an undeniable allure in stepping into the American West- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

When I found the mushroom Amanita muscaria being sold in candy wrappers, I uncovered legal loopholes, dangerous dosages and more- by Eric LeasRead on Aeon

As Indonesia builds a new capital city, the race is on to preserve the sounds of the rainforest before they vanish forever- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

Cicero’s life and thought are a testament to the idea of probabilia: we should be confident in our beliefs, but never certain- by Massimo PigliucciRead on Aeon

A black hole rings like a struck bell, then settles into silence, forgetting almost everything about its history. Why?- by Richard DyerRead on Aeon

Probing the biology, beauty and mystery of animal eyes, this short poetic documentary explores an alien world- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

The computist has one dream: to debug the subjectivity out of all of human knowledge, creating a pure, frictionless world- by Liam SpradlinRead on Aeon

From ancient Roman frescoes to modern kitchen benchtops, our desire to recreate marble is about more than cutting costs- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

Homecomings, fantasies, food and ghosts – how the myth of eternal return keeps the Italian diaspora in a state of longing- by Ben FacciniRead on Aeon

Decades after seeing ‘Platoon’, Kevin recalls how the film stirred generational trauma in his family and racism at school- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

It’s not just screen time: the problem with children’s media is that it has become relentlessly hectic, loud and bright- by Natalia KucirkovaRead on Aeon

The fathers of Islamic science hold lessons for students: breadth over specialisation, and never let constraints get in the way- by Mariam SabriRead on Aeon

Can we test for AI consciousness when we don’t understand our own? Getting into John Searle’s ‘Chinese room’ experiment- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon