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Aeon | a world of ideasAeon 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.Aeon | a world of ideas× CLOSEPhilosophySciencePsychologySocietyCultureEssaysVideosAudioPopularAboutDonateNewsletter MenuAeonDonateNewsletterSIGN IN Clock time contra lived timeHenri Bergson and Albert Einstein fundamentally disagreed about the nature of time and how it can be measured. Who was right?​SaveessayHistory of scienceClock time contra lived timeHenri Bergson and Albert Einstein fundamentally disagreed about the nature of time and how it can be measured. Who was right?Evan ThompsonPopular this monthSaveessayVirtues and vicesMake it awkward!Rather than being a cringey personal failing, awkwardness is a collective rupture – and a chance to rewrite the social scriptAlexandra PlakiasSaveessayHistory of ideasPhilosophy of the peopleHow two amateur schools pulled a generation of thinkers from the workers and teachers of the 19th-century American MidwestJoseph M KeeginSaveessayComplexityProblem-solving matterLife is starting to look a lot less like an outcome of chemistry and physics, and more like a computational processDavid C Krakauer & Chris KempesSaveessayPsychiatry and psychotherapyTargetedFor those who hear voices, the ‘broken brain’ explanation is harmful. Psychiatry must embrace new meaning-making frameworksJustin GarsonSaveessayEthicsMain character syndromeWhy romanticising your own life is philosophically dubious, setting up toxic narratives and an inability to truly loveAnna GotlibSavevideoBiologyBrilliant dots of colour form exquisite patterns in this close-up of butterfly wings3 minutesSaveessayPhysicsChasing ghost particlesWithout the neutrino, the Universe might be an empty void. But this inscrutable particle isn’t giving up its secrets easilyCorey S PowellSavevideoAnthropologyDoes Mogi’s future lie with her horses on the Mongolian steppe, or in the city?16 minutesSavevideoGeneticsWhy it took a century to work out that humans interbred with Neanderthals22 minutesSaveessayFood and drinkThe joy of foragingOffering an escape from industrial foods, foraging nourishes the soul and body, but it needs democratic access to the landNikita SudSavevideoArtThe sprawling mural that depicts an unflinching people’s history of Los Angeles7 minutesSaveessayDesign and fashionWhen luxury is goodThe waste and exploitation of fast fashion shouldn’t blind us to the joys of making beautiful clothing with careRoger TredreSaveessayRace and ethnicityThe forging of countriesTwo distinct and conflicting forms of nationalism – civic and ethnic – helped create the nation-states of EuropeLuka Ivan JukićSavevideoPersonalityA ‘dumpster archeologist’ reconstructs strangers’ stories via what they’ve discarded14 minutesSaveessayThinkers and theoriesThe value of our valuesWhen Nietzsche used the tools of philology to explore the nature of morality, he became a ‘philosopher of the future’Alexander Prescott-CouchSavevideoHuman rights and justiceAn unarmed Indigenous group aims to protect their native lands in this stirring portrait15 minutesSaveessayComplexityProblem-solving matterLife is starting to look a lot less like an outcome of chemistry and physics, and more like a computational processDavid C Krakauer & Chris KempesSavevideoArtIn his poem ‘London’, William Blake crafted a bleak vision of the city he loved9 minutesSaveessayRituals and celebrationsTender, yet creepyDolls help children create wonderfully vivid and imaginative worlds, while also serving as unsettling reminders of the abyssTishani DoshiSaveessayFilm and visual cultureThe risk of beautyW Eugene Smith’s photos of the Minamata disaster are both exquisite and horrifying. How might we now look at them?Joanna PocockSavevideoAgeing and deathWe’re not the only animals that appear to grieve. What are the implications?6 minutesSaveessaySleep and dreamsSpinning the night selfAfter years of insomnia, I threw off the effort to sleep and embraced the peculiar openness I found in the darkest hoursAnnabel AbbsSavevideoArchaeologyHow researchers finally solved the puzzle of the oldest known map of the world18 minutesSaveessayHistory of ideasPhilosophy of the peopleHow two amateur schools pulled a generation of thinkers from the workers and teachers of the 19th-century American MidwestJoseph M KeeginSavevideoLove and friendshipFor two brothers who rely on one another, love is a daily act of devotion11 minutesSaveessayNature and landscapeLaughing shoresSailors, exiles, merchants and philosophers: how the ancient Greeks played with language to express a seaborne imaginationGiordano LipariSaveessayVirtues and vicesMake it awkward!Rather than being a cringey personal failing, awkwardness is a collective rupture – and a chance to rewrite the social scriptAlexandra PlakiasSavevideoEvolutionHow – and how not – to think about the role randomness plays in evolution60 minutesMoreEssaysIdeasVideosAboutContactSupportRSS FeedDonateCommunity GuidelinesFollow AeonSign up to our newsletterUpdates on everything new at Aeon.DailyWeeklySubscribeSee our newsletter privacy policy.© Aeon Media Group Ltd. 2012-2024. 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