The taming of Black thought
Black philosophers now feature on Western curricula, but the European tradition diminishes their radicalism into reassurance. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through ess...
27 Juli 24min
Signal then storm
Allan Basbaum has spent 50 years searching the nervous system for the places where pain begins – and where it can be stopped. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through ess...
24 Juli 28min
The savage bites back
Rooted in Brazilian modernism, anthropophagy devours and transforms culture, subverting colonial fears of cannibalism. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays tha...
23 Juli 23min
The people’s atheist
Jean Meslier, a rural French priest, argued that religion is designed to produce subjects who will automatically obey. Aeon audio explores the most profound and relevant ideas, told through essays tha...
21 Juli 22min
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 Juli 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 Juli 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 Juli 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 Juli 28min
