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Africa’s cultural landmarks: tombs of Buganda kings
Built from vegetal materials, these majestic tombs housing Buganda kings bridge the realms of living and dead in Uganda- by Aeon VideoWatch
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Is everything conscious?
If the question makes no sense to you, try spending some time with the principle of sufficient reason- by Sam Kimpton-NyeRead on Aeon
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Barbara Ward’s vision
She was among the first to argue that prosperity, equality and the protection of nature are inseparable planetary goals- by Or RosenboimRead
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Evolution of Manhattan
From Lenape land to sprawling metropolis, this detailed timelapse animation captures the making of Manhattan- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
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The ghetto on the lagoon
Sixteenth-century Venice wanted to expel its Jews but couldn’t do without them. Its compromise was the world’s first ghetto- by Alexander Le
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I won’t remain alone
In the wake of tragedy, an elderly couple must make a choice: should they let their son go to save the lives of others?- by Aeon VideoWatch
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How to assemble science
Humanity produces a staggering amount of new knowledge every day. The question is how to make sense of it all- by Helen PearsonRead on Aeon
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All-around junior male
A ball suspended in mid-air meets an athlete’s determination: in the one-foot high kick, competitors must defy gravity- by Aeon VideoWatch o
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A life in episodes
For a decade, I’ve posted episodes of my memoir to Facebook. My readers correct my understanding of my past- by Thomas SöderqvistRead on Aeo
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Life on a hair trigger
A world of violence sustains itself through guns, poverty and other social ills, but also through the minds it creates- by Megan KangRead on
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Green tree ants are famous in the tropics
In tropical forests ruled by aggressive ants, these species have adopted a ‘fake it till you make it’ survival strategy- by Aeon VideoWatch
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Reason is more than a tool
If intelligence is merely optimisation then machines will outrun us. Kant tells us why human reason is so much more- by Sasha MuddRead on Ae
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Passportless mess
A fool, a genius, or ‘a man who destroys everything’? Piecing together Zoran, a mythic figure of Belgrade- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
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Don’t use the ‘C-word’
A cancer diagnosis carries with it fear and upheaval. For many patients the cellular changes do not warrant the label- by Matthew R Cooperbe
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Affect theory
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
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Paternity is poetical
The notion that fatherhood and creativity are at odds is plain wrong, as both poetry and neuroscience are showing us- by Daniel SwiftRead on
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Reasoning together
Jürgen Habermas, the great defender of deliberative democracy, lived up to its demands: he never feared changing his mind- by Emilie Prattic
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Britain’s last great airship
The remarkable engineering and tragic demise of the vessel that would end Britain’s dream to dominate the skies- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
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Where a land ethic blooms
Caring for this planet entails decisions that are intimate, about our farms, our homes, our human and our wild neighbours- by Craig MaierRea
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How the West was fun
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
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Toadstools and toxins
When I found the mushroom Amanita muscaria being sold in candy wrappers, I uncovered legal loopholes, dangerous dosages and more- by Eric Le
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Sound guardians
As Indonesia builds a new capital city, the race is on to preserve the sounds of the rainforest before they vanish forever- by Aeon VideoWat
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He was probably right
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 Pi
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Cosmic amnesia
A black hole rings like a struck bell, then settles into silence, forgetting almost everything about its history. Why?- by Richard DyerRead
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