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A beginner’s guide to a joyful Persian tradition of spring renewal and rebirth | Aeon Videos
Jumping the fire and shaking the house: a joyful beginner’s guide to the ancient Persian celebration...
Philosophical theories are like good stories: Margaret Macdonald | Aeon Essays
For Margaret Macdonald, philosophical theories are akin to stories, meant to enlarge certain aspects of human...
How it looked to Afghan women to see the Taliban return to power | Aeon Videos
‘God gave me enough power to fight for my rights’ – hear the voices of women...
Love looks a bit different for a chain-smoking couple in a small apartment | Aeon Videos
Capturing the daily routines of a chain-smoking Polish couple, this short finds an unlikely poetry in...
A nine-step guide to a sensible microdosing programme | Aeon Essays
How to use small doses of psychedelics to lift your mood, enhance your focus, and fire...
Simple entities in universal harmony – Leibniz’s evocative perspective on reality | Aeon Videos
‘There is a world of created things … in the least part of matter’: an introduction...
Why workplaces should not discriminate based on how people look | Aeon Essays
It is time to take seriously the painful consequences of appearance discrimination in the workplace -...
Passed over as the first Black astronaut, Ed Dwight carved out an impressive second act | Aeon Videos
After Ed Dwight lost out on becoming the first Black astronaut, he carved out a celebrated...
Capitalism and (under)development in the American South | Aeon Essays
In the American South, an oligarchy of planters enriched itself through slavery. Pervasive underdevelopment is their...
The six priestesses who kept the flame of ancient Rome alight at risk of death | Aeon Videos
When the flame of ancient Rome goes out, a Vestal Virgin is accused of unchastity and...
A close-up look at electronic paper reveals its exquisite patterns – and limitations | Aeon Videos
‘Like colour-changing styrofoam’: a close-up look at electronic paper shows why it’s still a pale imitation...
A stepfamily can rebuild over fault lines of failure and loss | Aeon Essays
After my marriage failed, I strove to create a new family – one made beautiful by...
West Africa was once an architectural laboratory. Is it time for a revival? | Aeon Videos
When Bauhaus came to West Africa – Tropical Modernist architecture as a response to the spirit...
Biology is not as hierarchical as most textbooks paint it | Aeon Essays
Scientific narratives project social hierarchies onto nature. That’s why we need better metaphors to describe cellular...
A Swedish expat in the Philippines wonders: what’s up with people sleeping at work? | Aeon Videos
Is a bit of shuteye on the job really such a big deal? A Swedish expat...
The terror of reality was the true horror for H P Lovecraft | Aeon Essays
H P Lovecraft, the master of cosmic horror stories, was a philosopher who believed in the...
