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Aeon is a magazine of ideas and culture. We publish in-depth essays from the world's most incisive and ambitious thinkers, and a mix of original and curated videos — free to all.
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A philosophy of home
https://aeon.co/essays/what-ancient-philosophy-really-thought-about-domestic-life
Published: June 12, 2026 10:00
The household is a community, as much as the state, and ancient philosophy had much more to say about it than we think- by Sandrine BergèsRead on Aeon
Don’t touch the art
https://aeon.co/videos/when-artworks-dare-audiences-to-break-a-cardinal-museum-rule
Published: June 11, 2026 10:01
Yoko Ono’s painting invites us to step on it, challenging both galleries and audiences. Why is touch transgressive?- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
The no-human future
https://aeon.co/essays/what-is-nick-lands-philosophy-of-accelerationism-really
Published: June 11, 2026 10:00
Terrorists and tech bros alike view accelerationism as a revolutionary weapon. Nick Land glimpsed something much darker- by Vincent LêRead on Aeon
Bay of smokes
https://aeon.co/videos/one-day-in-1943-smog-descended-on-los-angeles-it-never-really-left
Published: June 10, 2026 10:01
When smog descended upon Los Angeles in 1943, it was mistaken for a Japanese attack. The real culprit was closer to home- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
The joy of autism
https://aeon.co/essays/why-being-autistic-can-be-a-lot-of-fun
Published: June 9, 2026 10:00
Yes, we’re in a world of our own: for the autistic mind, it’s a place of intense curiosity, deep focus and sensory delight- by Sarah HendrickxRead on Aeon
The steam engine
https://aeon.co/videos/how-an-ancient-curiosity-evolved-to-power-the-modern-world
Published: June 8, 2026 10:01
The science behind the revolutionary engine that became the bedrock of global energy – born of a curiosity from 130 BCE- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
What shape is the Earth?
https://aeon.co/essays/why-did-measuring-earths-true-shape-matter-for-science
Published: June 8, 2026 10:00
The extraordinary challenge of determining the true shape of Earth reveals the deep value of measurement to scientific progress- by Miguel OhnesorgeRead on Aeon
Artist of sympathy and cruelty
https://aeon.co/essays/why-mozarts-operas-are-tests-of-moral-character
Published: May 29, 2026 10:00
Mozart’s genius lay in writing music of such power that he could draw his audience into morally wrenching predicaments- by Dorian BandyRead on Aeon
Life recombined
https://aeon.co/videos/the-first-scientists-to-splice-dna-faced-a-daunting-question-should-we
Published: May 28, 2026 10:01
In the early 1970s, genetic engineers launched the most controversial revolution in science since the atomic bomb- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
Flickering Enlightenment
https://aeon.co/essays/lets-save-the-enlightenment-baby-from-its-muddied-bathwater
Published: May 28, 2026 10:00
Attacked by the Left and Right, the Enlightenment can only be saved through use of its greatest legacy: permanent critique- by Eliane GlaserRead on Aeon
The meatseller
https://aeon.co/videos/brutal-beautiful-animation-traces-an-african-teens-journey-to-italy
Published: May 27, 2026 10:01
Selinna is 15 when she leaves her home in Nigeria, bound for Italy, a journey as perilous as it is transformative- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon