The clock in our genes
The biologist Victoria Foe discovered a timing device in ‘junk’ DNA that could unlock the evolution of complex life. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays that ...
24 Maalis 35min
An African philosophy
Lansana Keita rejected Eurocentric ideas, tracing the philosophical tradition back to African Kemet or ancient Egypt. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays that...
23 Maalis 25min
Desert survivors
Elephant families are matriarchal, inclusive and caring. But when environmental scarcity hits, everything changes. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays that he...
22 Maalis 27min
Cosmic imposters
We know that black holes are strange, but they could be hiding something even weirder beyond their horizons. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays that help us ...
21 Maalis 19min
Bitch: a history
The word can morph from noun to verb to adjective, from dog to human, from female to male. What will it do next?. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays that hel...
20 Maalis 26min
Geist in the machine
As the 18th-century war between mechanism and romanticism returns, we face a new question: can we build artificial souls?. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays...
19 Maalis 47min
Abandoning ourselves
Since living requires choosing, we will always feel regret about the paths not taken. But what matters is the future we forge. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through es...
17 Maalis 16min
Unbounded
In the early 20th century, Emmy Noether’s mathematics transcended the physical world. She longed to do the same herself. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays t...
16 Maalis 24min
