
The insurance catastrophe
Whole regions of the world are now uninsurable, bringing radical uncertainty to the economy. How do we fix the problem?. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays t...
3 Mar 27min

Who is Walter Mignolo?
A prominent architect of decolonial theory, his diagnosis of European colonial ills is both penetrating and flawed. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays that h...
2 Mar 32min

Our phosphorescent world
This life-giving element, stored in rock and organic material, moves around Earth in an ancient cycle we have just broken. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays...
1 Mar 23min

The inflammation age
Acute inflammation helps the body heal. But chronic inflammation is different and could provoke a medical paradigm shift. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays ...
28 Feb 29min

There are no psychopaths
Virtually everything you think you know about psychopathy has been thoroughly debunked. Why does this zombie idea live on?. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essay...
27 Feb 24min

The presence of power
The Indian thinker Rammohun Roy believed that good governance must be close: distance made the British Empire cruel. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays that ...
26 Feb 28min

The six-second hug
From art to religion to sex, instrumentalisation has drained away intrinsic value. But life is about more than material benefits. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through...
24 Feb 26min

Conservation’s prejudice
Ecology is pervaded by a nativist dogma against invasive species that distorts the science and undermines wildness. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays that h...
23 Feb 30min



















