Aeon | a world of ideas
WEBAeon is a magazine of ideas and culture. We publish in-depth essays from the world's most incisive and ambitious thinkers, and a mix of original and curated videos — free to all.
Essays — Latest - Aeon
WEBYour body is an archive. If human knowledge can disappear so easily, why have so many cultural practices survived without written records? The latest and most popular Essays from Aeon. Longform articles on philosophy, psychology, science, society, history and the arts, written by the world’s leading thinkers.
Psychology — Latest - Aeon
WEBPreserving memories of a Japanese internment camp, and the land where it stood. Psychology Essays from Aeon. World-leading psychologists, neuroscientists and science writers explore topics from personality to neurodiversity, consciousness and altered states to mental health, identity and more.
Philosophy — Latest - Aeon
WEBAnticolonial modernity was founded upon the fight for liberation from communists, capitalists and imperialists alike. Frank Gerits. More. Philosophy Essays from Aeon. World-leading thinkers explore life’s big questions and the history of ideas from Socrates to Simone de Beauvoir, political philosophy to philosophy of mind, the Western canon ...
Society — Latest - Aeon
WEBBeyond kingdoms and empires. A revolution in archaeology is transforming our picture of past populations and the scope of human freedoms. David Wengrow. Society Essays from Aeon. World-leading thinkers explore big ideas from history, politics, economics, sociology, philosophy, archaeology and anthropology, and more.
Popular - Aeon
WEBThe popular Essays and Videos from Aeon. Longform articles written by the world’s leading thinkers and curated short documentaries exploring big ideas.
Science — Latest - Aeon
WEBScience Essays from Aeon. World-leading scientists and science writers explore topics from theories of evolution to theories of consciousness, quantum physics to deep time, chemistry to cosmology.
About - Aeon
WEBAbout. Launched in 2012, Aeon’s mission is to explore and communicate knowledge that helps us make sense of ourselves and the world. We ask the big, existentially significant questions and find the freshest, most original answers, provided by leading thinkers on philosophy, science, psychology, society and culture.
Culture — Latest - Aeon
WEBTrek to a remote Himalayan village where artisans craft teapots fit for kings. 11 minutes. Culture Essays from Aeon on topics that animate human cultures, from stories and literature to rituals and celebrations, art and architecture to …
Psychology — Mental health - Aeon
WEBAn artist grapples with the loss of his brother, and the problem of canine abduction. Psychology Essays from Aeon. World-leading psychologists, neuroscientists and science writers explore topics from personality to neurodiversity, consciousness and altered states to mental health, identity and more.
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