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To survive, we are asked to forget that our lands and bodies are being violated, policed, ripped up, silenced, sacrificed - by Kelsey Day Read at Aeon

Spud diplomacy – can a potato salad contest ease tensions over a controversial power station between Czech and Polish neighbours? - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

When babies are born, they cry in the accent of their mother tongue: how does language begin in the womb? - by Darshana Narayanan Read at Aeon

A rare insight into the extraordinary work of creating a prosthetic leg through measuring, moulding, fitting and feeling - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

The philosophy of personalism inspired Martin Luther King’s dream of a better world. We still need its hopeful ideas today - by Bennett Gilbert Read at Aeon

The evocative language of myth and the precise language of geology frame a distinctive portrait of a singular place in Canada - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

So-called ‘classical’ music was as revolutionary as the modern novel in its storytelling, harmony and depth - by Joel Sandelson Read at Aeon

At times complicit in racism and oppression, psychology has also been a fertile ground for radical and liberatory thought - by Rami Gabriel Read at Aeon

Find new appreciation for beetles by watching them fly in ultra-slow motion – while comedian Joe Pera narrates each takeoff - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

In her final unfinished work, Hannah Arendt mounted an incisive critique of the idea that we are in search of our true selves - by Samantha Rose Hill Read at Aeon

The D-Day landings turned the tide of war, but their success rested on the uncertain calculations of Allied meteorologists - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

Nation-states are no longer fit for purpose to create a habitable future for humans and nature. Which political system is? - by Jonathan S Blake & Nils Gilman Read at Aeon

‘Dark matter is probably passing through you and me right now’: how one team is hunting for one of the great known unknowns - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

Hunter-gatherer societies are highly expert in group deliberation and decision-making which respects both difference and unity - by Vivek V Venkataraman Read at Aeon

Welcome to the new, post-genomic biology: a transformative era in need of fresh metaphors to understand how life works - by Philip Ball Read at Aeon

The dawn of photography helped summon Victorian beliefs in an unseen spirit realm that could be made manifest and contactable - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

Once we all had knowledge of how to heal ourselves using plants and animals. The future would be sweeter for renewing it - by Anna Badkhen Read at Aeon

Take a look beyond the myths and misconceptions of dog vision to learn how richly dogs perceive the world around them - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

Cut off from her family, Yuge carved ‘circular mantras’ into snow and sand to mark time with a personal ritual of longing - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

A scientific theory that humans arose in multiple parts of the world is the real source of contemporary racist ideas - by Jacob Zellmer Read at Aeon

Road signs flash by in a fun exploration of the similarities and subtle variations in messaging from around the world - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

I was searching for meaning and purpose so I became an academic philosopher. Reader, you might guess what happened next - by Pranay Sanklecha Read at Aeon

In its final moments, a microbe moves towards equilibrium in this poignant reflection on life, death and the inbetween - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

Windmills were once just machines on the land but now seem delightfully bucolic. Could wind turbines win us over too? - by Stephen Case Read at Aeon