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Record everything!

Our memories are precious to us and constitute our sense of self. Why not enhance them by recording all of your life? - by Yannic Kappes Read on Aeon

The world needs peasants

Far from being a relic of the past, peasants are vital to feeding the world. They need to be supported, not marginalised - by Maryam Aslany Read on Aeon

Life on the Mississippi

Retracing Mark Twain’s path down the Mississippi, a filmmaker finds himself contemplating what it means to know a river - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon

Sometimes democracy works

Same-sex marriage is an astonishing case of progress propelled by democracy, in the face of public spite and misinformation - by Michael Fuerstein Read on Aeon

Atheism: Believing God Does Not Exist

This essay introduces some of the core philosophical issues about atheism: what it is, how and why people accept atheism, and the relationships between atheism and meaning in life and ethics. The post

Breaking the chain

The role of the conscious observer has posed a stubborn problem for quantum measurement. Phenomenology offers a solution - by Steven French Read on Aeon

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