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The eye in your pocket
Things have jobs: pillows are made for comfort, scissors are sharp, and digital devices are made to track your every mov
Aeon | a world of ideas · 6d ago Science
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Nature’s hardware store: building the future with biology
What if the tools for sustainable space exploration could be found in cellular life on Earth? A NASA astrobiologist expl
Aeon | a world of ideas · May 7, 2026 Science
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The origins of Indians
Genetic studies support what historians have argued for decades: ancient India was a place of migration and mixture- by
Aeon | a world of ideas · May 7, 2026 Science
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Sarnevesht (Daughter)
In rural Iran, Sahar faces a stark choice: stay at home to look after her father, or go to the city to pursue her educat
Aeon | a world of ideas · May 6, 2026 Science
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Embrace the edge!
Brilliance and kindness shine brightest when far from the comfortable centre. Even nature is more generative there too-
Aeon | a world of ideas · May 5, 2026 Science
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Embrace the edge!
Brilliance and kindness shine brightest when far from the comfortable centre. Even nature is more generative there too-
Aeon | a world of ideas · May 5, 2026 Science
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Democracy by lottery
Ancient Athenians chose leaders by lottery rather than elections. Could this solve the problems facing democracy today?-
Aeon | a world of ideas · May 4, 2026 Science
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Democracy by lottery
Ancient Athenians chose leaders by lottery rather than elections. Could this solve the problems facing democracy today?-
Aeon | a world of ideas · May 4, 2026 Science
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Reality emerges
Particles are nature’s smallest constituents, but that doesn’t mean they’re fundamental. So what is the Universe made of
Aeon | a world of ideas · May 4, 2026 Science
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Reality emerges
Particles are nature’s smallest constituents, but that doesn’t mean they’re fundamental. So what is the Universe made of
Aeon | a world of ideas · May 4, 2026 Science
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To be is to participate
For Lucien Lévy-Bruhl, a person is not self-contained, but the outcome of a lifelong process of living with others: we b
Aeon | a world of ideas · May 1, 2026 Science
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To be is to participate
For Lucien Lévy-Bruhl, a person is not self-contained, but the outcome of a lifelong process of living with others: we b
Aeon | a world of ideas · May 1, 2026 Science
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Who invented bad guys?
The good-vs-evil paradigm of most pop-culture storytelling is a relatively recent effort to promote social cohesion- by
Aeon | a world of ideas · Apr 30, 2026 Science
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Who invented bad guys?
The good-vs-evil paradigm of most pop-culture storytelling is a relatively recent effort to promote social cohesion- by
Aeon | a world of ideas · Apr 30, 2026 Science
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The Ethiopian running secret
One school of training is highly personalised, technical and data-driven. The other is the one that wins marathons- by M
Aeon | a world of ideas · Apr 30, 2026 Science
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The Ethiopian running secret
One school of training is highly personalised, technical and data-driven. The other is the one that wins marathons- by M
Aeon | a world of ideas · Apr 30, 2026 Science
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1,000 years of Japanese swords
From weapon to icon – a riveting history lesson in the many meanings of the samurai sword that’s also just plain cool to
Aeon | a world of ideas · Apr 29, 2026 Science
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1,000 years of Japanese swords
From weapon to icon – a riveting history lesson in the many meanings of the samurai sword that’s also just plain cool to
Aeon | a world of ideas · Apr 29, 2026 Science
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Hunting ‘Man the Hunter’
For a century, this theory of human origins has died and returned. To free it from limbo, we must disentangle its many m
Aeon | a world of ideas · Apr 28, 2026 Science
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Hunting ‘Man the Hunter’
For a century, this theory of human origins has died and returned. To free it from limbo, we must disentangle its many m
Aeon | a world of ideas · Apr 28, 2026 Science
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