The looting of science fiction
Tech titans claim the genre inspired them. But all they’ve done is graft their politics onto stories of a better future. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays t...
14 Heinä 28min
Unmothered
We are each a living story, written with those who raised us. But when my most loving co-author ghosted me, my story fractured. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through e...
13 Heinä 21min
Lore of the rings
Trees contain an archive – tales of planetary shifts, cosmic events, historical pivots – that we’re only just unlocking. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays t...
10 Heinä 22min
How to offset your brain
From confirmation bias to loss aversion, everyone suffers from cognitive biases. Skilfully targeted mindfulness can help. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays ...
9 Heinä 24min
‘The emperor is far away’
Ming Dynasty China left us copious texts, but these veil the lives of the vast majority of its people from our view. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays that ...
7 Heinä 26min
Skill nostalgia
Is all the beekeeping, baking and leatherwork just escapist fantasy or the start of a radically human approach to work?. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays t...
6 Heinä 26min
Abyss
The testimonies of Ukraine’s war widows reveal the mortal risk of love and the possibility of dying while alive: a black pain. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through es...
3 Heinä 21min
The anguish of choice
In the shattered aftermath of war, Sartre delivered a formidable lecture on freedom and meaning. Its urgency remains. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays that...
2 Heinä 24min
