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 Maj 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 Maj 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 Maj 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 Maj 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 Maj 26min
To be is to participate
For Lucien Lévy-Bruhl, a person is not self-contained, but the outcome of a lifelong process of living with others: we before I. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through ...
1 Maj 21min
The Ethiopian running secret
One school of training is highly personalised, technical and data-driven. The other is the one that wins marathons. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays that h...
30 Apr 20min
Hunting ‘Man the Hunter’
For a century, this theory of human origins has died and returned. To free it from limbo, we must disentangle its many meanings. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through ...
28 Apr 21min
