Aeon3d
Early childhood development interventions in the Global South is a huge industry built on highly questionable assumptions
Early childhood development interventions in the Global South is a huge industry built on highly questionable assumptions ...
Aeon5d
The consulting office reflects the personality of the therapist, while also subtly shaping the experience of their patients
The consulting office reflects the personality of the therapist, while also subtly shaping the experience of their patients ...
Aeon6d
A filmmaker responds to Lars von Trier’s call for a new muse with a unique application
When Lars von Trier seeks applications for a ‘female girlfriend/muse’, a filmmaker puts forward her 72-year-old lesbian ...
Aeon3d
‘Save the parasites’ may not be a popular rallying cry – but it could be a vital one
One in three parasitic species is in danger. Here’s why humans may need to power through the ‘ick’ to save them ...
Aeon10d
We can now create compelling experiences of talking with our dead. Is this ghoulish, therapeutic or something else again?
is assistant professor of philosophy at California Polytechnic State University.
Aeon11d
Though natural selection favours self-interest, humans are extraordinarily good at cooperating with one another. Why?
is a research associate in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Bristol in the UK, working on Samir Okasha’s Representing Evolution project. Every week at the office, you and your fellow ...
Aeon11d
Why large language models are mysterious – even to their creators
Created to accompany an exhibition at the Computer History Museum in California, this nifty explainer from the video essayist Grant Sanderson (aka 3Blue1Brown) helps to demystify how large language ...