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The latest and most popular Essays from Aeon. Longform articles on philosophy, psychology, science, society, history and the arts, written by the world’s leading thinkers.

Philosophy Essays from Aeon. World-leading thinkers explore life’s big questions and the history of ideas from Socrates to Simone de Beauvoir, political philosophy to philosophy of mind, the Western …

Society Essays from Aeon. World-leading thinkers explore big ideas from history, politics, economics, sociology, philosophy, archaeology and anthropology, and more.

Science Essays from Aeon. World-leading scientists and science writers explore topics from theories of evolution to theories of consciousness, quantum physics to deep time, chemistry to cosmology.

Feb 4, 2025 · The modern era is often seen as the triumph of science over supernaturalism. But what really happened is far more interesting

Mar 10, 2025 · It took centuries for people to embrace the zero. Now it’s helping neuroscientists understand how the brain perceives absences

Dec 12, 2025 · Despite centuries of trying, the term ‘religion’ has proven impossible to define. Then why does it remain so necessary?

Dec 4, 2025 · In his Aeon essay, the political theorist Jonathan White has shown that sleeping in sync with our natural circadian rhythms is a matter of political justice. Not only does poor sleep often …

Nov 11, 2025 · Today’s complex climate models aren’t equivalent to reality. In fact, computer models of Earth are very different to reality – particularly on regional, national and local scales. They don’t …