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He was a Catholic, then a rationalist, then a Protestant. Most of all, he exemplified the rise of Arab-Ottoman modernity - by Peter Hill Read at Aeon

Meet the strange starfish that raises its young like birds do, in a deep-sea documentary that uses stunning microscopy - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

Knowledge is often a matter of discovery. But when the nature of an enquiry itself is at question, it is an act of creation - by Céline Henne Read at Aeon

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