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Reciprocity, not tolerance, is the basis of healthy societies – Simon Rabinovitch | Aeon Essays
On a New Romanticism
Watch a single cell become a complete organism in six pulsing minutes of timelapse
How the work ethic became a substitute for good jobs – Jamie McCallum | Aeon EssaysThe tyranny of work Jobs have become, for so many, a relentless, unsatisfying toil. Why
A belief in meritocracy is not only false: it’s bad for you
We still live in the long shadow cast by the idea of Man-the-Hunter
Why did shamanism evolve in societies all around the globe?
Why Foucault’s work on power is more important than ever
Why the finest minds in 1930s Europe believed in public engagement
Ageing Out of Drugs -- Why Do Some People Walk Away While Others Can't?
Why trans-inclusive language is no threat to cis women
How did usury stop being a sin and become respectable finance? – Alex Mayyasi | Aeon Essays
How ‘white people’ were invented by a playwright in 1613 – Ed Simon | Aeon Ideas
Like start-ups, most intentional communities fail – why? – Alexa Clay | Aeon Essays
The Scandinavians ‘hitchhiked’ their way to the boons of empire – Miles Macallister | Aeon Ideas
Health warning: social rejection doesn’t only hurt – it kills
Cosmopsychism explains why the Universe is fine-tuned for lifeSubmitted by jaidedctrl in pseudoscience
What a load of bullocks. There's no \`\`fine-tuning'' for life. It was pure
Black atheists matter: how women freethinkers take on religion
It’s not that your teeth are too big: your jaw is too small
What more evidence do we need to stop killing pigs for food?
Innovation is overvalued. Maintenance often matters more
The end of a world of nation-states may be upon us
Monopoly was invented to demonstrate the evils of capitalism
Your brain does not process information and it is not a computer
Sugar is a toxic agent that creates conditions for disease – Gary Taubes | Aeon Essays
Having children is not life-affirming: it’s immoral – David Benatar | Aeon Essays
Why does keeping a bird in a cage make people happy?
Will medicine ever recover from the perverse economics of drugs?
Why the Western philosophical canon is xenophobic and racist
What would American fascism look like? A 1939 New York rally offered more than a hint
The deeply held religious convictions that kickstarted capitalism
Science is a public good in peril – here’s how to fix it
When evolution is not a slow dance but a fast race to survive
What does small business really contribute to economic growth?
When you split the brain, do you split the person?
How yuppies hacked the original hacker ethosSubmitted by An_Old_Big_Tree in hackbloc
f/Gentrification?
What the idea of civilisational ‘collapse’ says about history
Black holes are simpler than forests and science has its limits
A cult of fakery has taken over what’s left of high culture
Why do domesticated animals tend to have floppy ears, short snouts and lighter skin? (Video, 3min)
Concentration camps reveal the nature of the modern state
What hunter-gatherers demonstrate about work and satisfaction | Aeon Essays
We are heading for a New Cretaceous, not for a new normal
Muslims lived in America before Protestantism even existed
How to tell the difference between persuasion and manipulation – Robert Noggle | Aeon Ideas
Face it: a farmed animal is someone, not something
Nuclear power is not the answer in a time of climate change
At a time of zealotry, Spinoza matters more than ever – Steven Nadler | Aeon Essays