All articles from Aeon
A wondrous brew
From Peruvian healers battling sorcerers to Chinese executives seeking financial success, ayahuasca’s power shifts across worlds - by Alex K Gearin Read on Aeon
Papers
In this mesmerising short from 1991, thousands of Japanese newspaper clippings form a prescient vision of our digital world - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
Nothing alive is alien to me
Who belongs to our moral community? The Greek philosopher Empedocles had an answer: all life, from humans to the laurel bush - by Tristan Moyle Read on Aeon
Not in our name
The gravest of all decisions, to go to war, happens without the consent of the people. This is a great flaw in democracy - by Vincenza Falletti Read on Aeon
Angles of love
What is love to you? An artist focuses on the hands and gestures of his subjects as they reflect on this boundless question - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
Our phosphorescent world
This life-giving element, stored in rock and organic material, moves around Earth in an ancient cycle we have just broken - by Jack Lohmann Read on Aeon
Darwin’s notebook
An animated interpretation of the story of the Indigenous people kidnapped from Tierra del Fuego and brought to England in 1830 - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
The inflammation age
Acute inflammation helps the body heal. But chronic inflammation is different and could provoke a medical paradigm shift - by Amy K McLennan Read on Aeon
The quest for exomoons
Exoplanet discoveries have reshaped astronomy. Are exomoons next? Brian Greene in conversation with David Kipping - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
‘I awoke at ½ past 7’
Our cursed age of self-monitoring and optimisation didn’t start with big tech: as so often, the Victorians are to blame - by Elena Mary Read on Aeon