~aeon | Bookmarks (115)
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The two women behind a world-changing scientific discovery | Aeon Videos
The making of a revolution – the exciting history of the CRISPR gene-editing breakthrough, from the...
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The birth of our system for describing web content | Aeon Essays
Over a weekend in 1995, a small group gathered in Ohio to unleash the power of...
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Striking shadow puppetry illuminates a skater kid’s memories of Boy Scout camp | Aeon Videos
‘It was a Boy Scout camp, and I was far from a Boy Scout’ – shadow...
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The case for liberal socialism in the 21st century | Aeon Essays
As the crisis of democracy deepens, we must return to liberalism’s revolutionary and egalitarian roots -...
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A Zen Buddhist priest voices the deep matters he usually ponders in silence | Aeon Videos
‘If we have any chance at all, then this is our chance – that we become...
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What should a sports fan do when their team lets them down? | Aeon Essays
Players, coaches and team owners sometimes do terrible things. What, if anything, should their fans do...
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The strange and turbulent global world of ant geopolitics | Aeon Essays
Over the past four centuries quadrillions of ants have created a strange and turbulent global society...
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Meet the entrepreneur whose business is crafting perfect peak experiences | Aeon Videos
Before the clock strikes on new year’s day, meet the man who made it his life’s...
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Why the son of God story is built on mythology, not history | Aeon Essays
How could a cult leader draw crowds, inspire devotion and die by crucifixion, yet leave no...
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A reporter orphaned by night raids in Afghanistan investigates their cruel legacy | Aeon Videos
Orphaned by military night raids, a reporter returns to her native Afghanistan to investigate the trauma...
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Can philosophy help us get a grip on the consequences of AI? | Aeon Essays
Generative agents will change our society in weird, wonderful and worrying ways. Can philosophy help us...
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Does capitalism make ‘non-playable characters’ of us all? An uncanny exploration | Aeon Videos
The daily grind of non-playable characters offers a clever critique of capitalism’s ‘infinite loop of labour...
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The radical political writings of Sophie de Grouchy | Aeon Essays
As a republican, Sophie de Grouchy argued that sympathy, not domination, must be the glue that...
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How smells can boost children’s learning and pleasure | Aeon Essays
When scents are used to intensify a narrative, they heighten young readers’ emotions and enrich their...
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A ‘virtual outing’ on Google Maps reveals a treasured image from Diego’s past | Aeon Videos
Afraid of flying, Diego travels the world through Google Maps where he discovers a treasured memory...
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How changing the metaphors we use can change the way we think | Aeon Essays
Woven into the fabric of language, metaphors shape how we understand reality. What happens when we...
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‘I listen to the land’ – poetry and greenery intertwine in Emilio Ambasz’s architecture | Aeon Videos
Emilio Ambasz’s pioneering designs begin with a recognition that nature is human-made, paving the way for...
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The cruelty of crypto in its promise to revive the American dream | Aeon Essays
Selling itself as the new American dream, crypto exposes the vulnerable to fraud and scams, and...
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The ornate, the aromatic, the cruel – Valentine’s cards before the age of Hallmark | Aeon Videos
From hearts and flowers to mean ‘vinegar Valentines’ – a fascinating look through the V&A’s cards...
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Bathing should be a right in 21st-century cities | Aeon Essays
Water is a great healer. Can New York’s public pools and ‘blue spaces’ be engineered for...
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What it’s like to care for Yellowstone during its quietest – and coldest – months | Aeon Videos
For its winter caretaker of 50 years, Yellowstone National Park is a fragile place, not the...
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Who are the leaders in our heads – and how did they get there? | Aeon Essays
How the biblical King David and Machiavelli’s Prince can help us understand the dominant view of...
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Why surgery and barbering were one occupation in the Middle Ages | Aeon Videos
Medieval barbers didn’t just give haircuts – they performed a variety of surgeries, from tooth extraction...
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How a single unglamorous ship tells the history of the world | Aeon Essays
How a single, unglamorous, workaday merchant vessel tells the history of the 19th-century world in many...