The light narrows
My father’s death sent me to the jiu-jitsu mat. Then came defeat, low testosterone and the lure of a chemical cheat code. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays ...
28 Jul 29min
The taming of Black thought
Black philosophers now feature on Western curricula, but the European tradition diminishes their radicalism into reassurance. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through ess...
27 Jul 24min
Signal then storm
Allan Basbaum has spent 50 years searching the nervous system for the places where pain begins – and where it can be stopped. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through ess...
24 Jul 28min
The savage bites back
Rooted in Brazilian modernism, anthropophagy devours and transforms culture, subverting colonial fears of cannibalism. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays tha...
23 Jul 23min
The people’s atheist
Jean Meslier, a rural French priest, argued that religion is designed to produce subjects who will automatically obey. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays tha...
21 Jul 22min
Beyond Greece and Rome
A dramatic shift in perspective is producing a much bigger, broader and more exciting view of ‘the ancient world’. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays that he...
20 Jul 28min
Transit of wonder
Every 122 years, Venus crosses the Sun as a black and fleeting teardrop, kindling the awe of all those who dare to know. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays t...
17 Jul 20min
Loitering towards war
While Vienna’s coffeehouses bred modernism, in Belgrade’s kafanas grew conspiracy and rage. Their clash consumed Europe. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays t...
16 Jul 26min
