The looting of science fiction
By Aeon Ideas · about 6 hours ago
Tech titans claim the genre inspired them. But all they’ve done is graft their politics onto stories of a better future - by Ali Rıza Taşkale Read on Aeon
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Patricia Evangelista on journalism
By Aeon Ideas · 1 day ago
The ‘worst’ and ‘best possible’ job at once: what it’s like to dedicate your life to documenting crimes against humanity - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
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Unmothered
By Aeon Ideas · 1 day ago
We are each a living story, written with those who raised us. But when my most loving co-author ghosted me, my story fractured - by David Robson Read on Aeon
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Lore of the rings
By Aeon Ideas · 4 days ago
Trees contain an archive – tales of planetary shifts, cosmic events, historical pivots – that we’re only just unlocking - by Valerie Trouet Read on Aeon
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Africa’s cultural landmarks: rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, Ethiopia
By Aeon Ideas · 5 days ago
Most buildings rise from the bottom up, stone by stone. Not so these churches: carved from a single rock, top-to-bottom - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
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How to offset your brain
By Aeon Ideas · 5 days ago
From confirmation bias to loss aversion, everyone suffers from cognitive biases. Skilfully targeted mindfulness can help - by Stephanie Dorais Read on Aeon
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Sangre violenta / sangre violeta
By Aeon Ideas · 6 days ago
Confronted with the horrifying reality of gendered violence, radically different people unite in resistance and protest - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
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‘The emperor is far away’
By Aeon Ideas · 7 days ago
Ming Dynasty China left us copious texts, but these veil the lives of the vast majority of its people from our view - by Craig Clunas Read on Aeon
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Begone dull care
By Aeon Ideas · 8 days ago
Let this exuberant melding of jazz and animation from 1949 blur your senses as abstract visuals interpret the music - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
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Skill nostalgia
By Aeon Ideas · 8 days ago
Is all the beekeeping, baking and leatherwork just escapist fantasy or the start of a radically human approach to work? - by Joshua Habgood-Coote Read on Aeon
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Abyss
By Aeon Ideas · 11 days ago
The testimonies of Ukraine’s war widows reveal the mortal risk of love and the possibility of dying while alive: a black pain - by Julie Reshe Read on Aeon
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Karl Hess: toward liberty
By Aeon Ideas · 12 days ago
‘Society, in fact, is neighbourhoods’ – how Karl Hess transformed from a Republican speechwriter into a radical welder - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
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The anguish of choice
By Aeon Ideas · 12 days ago
In the shattered aftermath of war, Sartre delivered a formidable lecture on freedom and meaning. Its urgency remains - by Skye C Cleary Read on Aeon
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Noguchi’s New York animations
By Aeon Ideas · 13 days ago
Hand-painted animations bring to life Isamu Noguchi’s ideas for playgrounds that could integrate art with everyday life - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
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Illegible benefits
By Aeon Ideas · 14 days ago
The costs of transformative innovations are immediately clear: it’s the longterm gains that are hardest to understand - by Carlo Cordasco Read on Aeon
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