The spiral of suffering
For people with chronic illnesses, the relief and recognition of online communities can set up a toxic psychological trap. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays...
6 Tammi 23min
The erotic poems of Bilitis
A lush translation of this late-discovered lesbian poet added to the legacy of Sappho, but there was a trickster at work. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays ...
5 Tammi 22min
Why nothing matters
It took centuries for people to embrace the zero. Now it’s helping neuroscientists understand how the brain perceives absences. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through e...
5 Tammi 21min
The last letter
Condemned to death by firing squad, French resistance fighters put pen to paper. Their dying words can teach us how to live. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essa...
5 Tammi 24min
Moral resilience
Nurses experience deep suffering when they can’t act according to their moral compass. Our research shows a way forward. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays t...
5 Tammi 41min
There are no pure cultures
All of our religions, stories, languages and norms were muddled and mixed through mobility and exchange throughout history. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essay...
5 Tammi 33min
Reality is evil
Everything eats and is eaten. Everything destroys and is destroyed. It is our moral duty to strike back at the Universe. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays t...
5 Tammi 30min
The other Homo sapiens
We are just one branch of a diverse human family tree. Aside from Neanderthals, who were they – and why did we replace them?. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through ess...
5 Tammi 34min
