Beyond Greece and Rome
A dramatic shift in perspective is producing a much bigger, broader and more exciting view of ‘the ancient world’. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays that he...
20 Heinä 28min
Transit of wonder
Every 122 years, Venus crosses the Sun as a black and fleeting teardrop, kindling the awe of all those who dare to know. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays t...
17 Heinä 20min
Loitering towards war
While Vienna’s coffeehouses bred modernism, in Belgrade’s kafanas grew conspiracy and rage. Their clash consumed Europe. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays t...
16 Heinä 26min
The looting of science fiction
Tech titans claim the genre inspired them. But all they’ve done is graft their politics onto stories of a better future. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays t...
14 Heinä 28min
Unmothered
We are each a living story, written with those who raised us. But when my most loving co-author ghosted me, my story fractured. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through e...
13 Heinä 21min
Lore of the rings
Trees contain an archive – tales of planetary shifts, cosmic events, historical pivots – that we’re only just unlocking. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays t...
10 Heinä 22min
How to offset your brain
From confirmation bias to loss aversion, everyone suffers from cognitive biases. Skilfully targeted mindfulness can help. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays ...
9 Heinä 24min
‘The emperor is far away’
Ming Dynasty China left us copious texts, but these veil the lives of the vast majority of its people from our view. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays that ...
7 Heinä 26min
