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Why we don’t feel pain in dreams, and other brain puzzles that neuronal assemblies might help neuroscientists unlockBy Aeon VideoWatch at Aeon

Partly of the earth, partly of our body, the shoe sits on the edge of an ontological threshold. Where can it transport us?By Randy LaistRead at Aeon

Plato’s timeless ‘allegory of the cave’, brought to life with retro-surreal animation and Orson Welles’s narrationBy Aeon VideoWatch at Aeon

For the warriors and wanderers who became the Aztec people, truth was not singular and history was braided from many voicesBy Camilla TownsendRead at Aeon

The ignorant pundit is absolutely certain; the true expert understands their own limits and how to ask the right questionsBy Andrew Little & Matthew BackusRead at Aeon

An elegant meditation on the intersections of streets, stories and social forces that give shape to a Barcelona squareBy Aeon VideoWatch at Aeon

Before death became a source of disgust and denial, Europeans cheerfully painted with – and ingested – human remainsBy Michael PressRead at Aeon

How the American Museum of Natural History grappled with its controversial statue of Roosevelt before pulling it downBy Aeon VideoWatch at Aeon

Brain-to-brain interfaces promise to bypass language. But do we really want access to one another’s unmediated thoughts?By Mark DingemanseRead at Aeon

‘My battery is low and it’s getting dark’: the sights and sounds of life on Mars before Oppy the rover’s expedition endedBy Aeon VideoWatch at Aeon

Being an employee is a threat to your liberty. But while firms exist, compulsory unions are a basic safeguard of freedomBy Mark R ReiffRead at Aeon

Our planet is a tiny porthole, looking over a cosmic sea. Can we learn what lies beyond our own horizons of perception?By Katie MackRead at Aeon

A deadpan glimpse of life aboard a cruise ship, where rituals of excess and organised fun have built a $45 billion industryBy Aeon VideoWatch at Aeon

From Ancient Egypt’s deltas to Edinburgh’s crags and peaks, the city pushes back against the dream of human separatenessBy Sam GrinsellRead at Aeon

Before he pioneered the eight-hour workday, in 1832 Robert Owen tried to reboot currency with his banknote per working hourBy Aeon VideoWatch at Aeon

The charge of ‘feminist bias’ is used to besmirch anyone who questions sexist assumptions at work in neuroscienceBy Cordelia FineRead at Aeon

‘Once we are gone, the art of hand weaving itself will die’ – inside the workshop in Kerala still making textiles by handBy Aeon VideoWatch at Aeon

Philanthropy is vital – but its mechanisms are as intricate and troubling as the baroque structures of high financeBy Katharyne MitchellRead at Aeon