The world without hegemony
As Pax Americana ends, a multipolar order is emerging. The history of Southeast Asia holds lessons for what’s to come. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays tha...
24 Jan 33min
Computers can’t surprise
As AI’s endless clichés continue to encroach on human art, the true uniqueness of our creativity is becoming ever clearer. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays...
23 Jan 24min
Dreams of the far Right
Young Europeans join far-Right movements less out of grievance than out of a profound yearning to believe and belong. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays that...
22 Jan 31min
A light from the periphery
The life of Indian physicist Satyendra Nath Bose illuminates how scientific genius can emerge from the most unexpected quarters. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through ...
20 Jan 26min
Our unfinished republics
Economic republicanism shows us how to achieve authentic freedom: citizens require economic as well as political power. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays th...
19 Jan 21min
The shape of time
In the 19th century, the linear idea of time became dominant – with profound implications for how we experience the world. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays...
16 Jan 18min
Landholder vs stockholder
In 1752, David Hume discerned that wealth was becoming untethered from land. Here lies the origin of our political divisions. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through ess...
15 Jan 35min
How to become a tree
Many people today want to commit their remains to rejuvenating the planet. But are these green deaths just greenwashing?. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays ...
13 Jan 29min
