How Robert Frost writes a poem
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How Robert Frost writes a poem

How did Robert Frost so perfectly capture a moment of timelessness? Discover the hidden craft in this classic’s simplicity- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

Dec 08, 2025 5 min read
The empty ideology
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The empty ideology

Liberalism hasn’t delivered on its promises in Africa. The alternative will be found in ideas rooted in Africa’s own soil- by Gabriel AsuquoRead on Aeon

Dec 09, 2025 5 min read
Roads of the Roman Empire
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Roads of the Roman Empire

Travel the roads of the Roman Empire – a bold project mapping 300,000 km of a vast, ancient network is brought to life- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

Dec 10, 2025 5 min read
Can machines suffer?
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Can machines suffer?

We once denied the suffering of animals in pain. As AIs grow more complex, we run the danger of making the same mistake- by Conor PurcellRead on Aeon

Dec 11, 2025 5 min read
Undefinable yet indispensable
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Undefinable yet indispensable

Despite centuries of trying, the term ‘religion’ has proven impossible to define. Then why does it remain so necessary?- by Kwame Anthony AppiahRead on Aeon

Dec 12, 2025 5 min read
Green dominion
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Green dominion

Coursing through Catholicism is a radical tradition of environmental justice that will help combat the climate crisis- by Mike MarianiRead on Aeon

Dec 15, 2025 5 min read
If objects could speak
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If objects could speak

What is a German museum doing with a Kikuyu artefact it doesn’t know anything about? A journey to Kenya for some answers- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

Dec 15, 2025 5 min read
A life of joy and work
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A life of joy and work

I am banned from working now, but as I look back on my long, challenging career in Afghanistan I feel hope for the future- by Najla & Asad NarimanRead on Aeon

Dec 16, 2025 5 min read
Madeleine
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Madeleine

Two women – one aged 35, the other 102 – become friends. This is what the road trip they can’t take would look like- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

Dec 17, 2025 5 min read
Long live the aeonophiles!
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Long live the aeonophiles!

The discovery of organisms that have been alive for many thousands of years requires a revolution in how we understand life- by Karen G LloydRead on Aeon

Dec 18, 2025 5 min read