A second sexual revolution
Until Shere Hite’s Report, even the most daring sexologists refused to listen to what women desired and hated in sex. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays that...
11 Aug 28min
How we meet the future
If we couldn’t make generalisations, we would be paralysed by the world’s complexity. Does that ever excuse stereotyping?. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays...
10 Aug 23min
Sasquatch science
The hunt for Bigfoot sounds like the opposite of good science, but those pursuing the creature are often serious empiricists. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through ess...
7 Aug 22min
Culture clash
C P Snow’s ‘Two Cultures’ lecture provoked a savage response from fellow critic F R Leavis. What was at the heart of it all?. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through ess...
6 Aug 34min
Towards an AI for Africa
Western-developed AI rides roughshod over Ubuntu values of connection and community that animate African ethical life. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays tha...
4 Aug 17min
Thucydides the perspicacious
Far from thinking that ‘might makes right’, the great historian’s analysis of war identifies a vice common to all states. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays ...
3 Aug 21min
How art invented humanity
When early humans first painted cave walls, they began to find out who they really were: our minds emerged from our images. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essay...
30 Jul 29min
