Gen Z but two centuries ago
A generation of young people with ‘full hearts in an empty world’ sought hope in the face of insurmountable malaise. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays that ...
15 Touko 19min
Rights require money
Talk as much as you like about human rights, nothing will change until the architecture of global finance is reformed. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays tha...
14 Touko 26min
Beneath our human shallows
We need a new imagination for the whole Earth, linking the power of the deep planet with the vitality of the surface. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays that...
12 Touko 20min
Children are apprentices
The emotional and practical skills of adulthood can only be learned from (appropriate) levels of discomfort and stress. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays th...
11 Touko 31min
The eye in your pocket
Things have jobs: pillows are made for comfort, scissors are sharp, and digital devices are made to track your every move. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays...
8 Touko 19min
The origins of Indians
Genetic studies support what historians have argued for decades: ancient India was a place of migration and mixture. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays that ...
7 Touko 35min
Embrace the edge!
Brilliance and kindness shine brightest when far from the comfortable centre. Even nature is more generative there too. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays th...
5 Touko 20min
Reality emerges
Particles are nature’s smallest constituents, but that doesn’t mean they’re fundamental. So what is the Universe made of?. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays...
4 Touko 26min
