Wind keepers
How do you capture something invisible? A blustery short revels in the sights and sounds of a windswept day on the coast - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
Aeon | a world of ideas
Aeon 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.
Our unfinished republics
Economic republicanism shows us how to achieve authentic freedom: citizens require economic as well as political power - by Sean Irving Read on Aeon
The immortality paradox
Most people live as though death is undesirable. But would immortality be a blessing – or an interminable curse? - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
Dreams of the far Right
Young Europeans join far-Right movements less out of grievance than out of a profound yearning to believe and belong - by Agnieszka Pasieka Read on Aeon
Playing in flatland
Physicists believe a third class of particles – anyons – could exist, but only in 2D. What kind of existence is that? - by Elay Shech Read on Aeon
Gladiators on wheels
For India’s travelling stunt drivers, who risk their lives for a living, freedom lies on the other side of fear - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
A lesson in coexistence
The 17th-century town Cacheu was a hub of West African and European cultures, languages and beliefs (and run by women) - by Toby Green Read on Aeon
Why does light exist?
Light is fundamental to the workings and laws of our Universe – but why does it exist in the first place? - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
Is inherited wealth bad?
Despite associations with the idle rich, the fact that inheritances are rising is a sign of a healthy, growing economy - by Daniel Waldenström Read on Aeon
Inside, the valley sings
Where does the mind go in solitary confinement? An evocative animation exploring three individual experiences - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
Victims and villains
In Southeast Asia’s scam compounds, workers are being enslaved but the boundary between victim and perpetrator is blurred - by Ivan Franceschini & Ling Li Read on Aeon
The car that came back from the sea
It was a rust bucket, sure, but this car delivered the most precious good to a group of friends in 1980s Poland: freedom - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
Can you rewire your brain?
The metaphor of rewiring offers an ideal of engineered precision. But the brain is more like a forest than a circuit board - by Peter Lukacs Read on Aeon
Being in the world: rules and risk
To master our own lives, we must venture beyond the rules and embrace risk – Heidegger’s philosophy grounded in real life - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
