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For Lucien Lévy-Bruhl, a person is not self-contained, but the outcome of a lifelong process of living with others: we before I- by João de Pina-CabralRead on Aeon 
The good-vs-evil paradigm of most pop-culture storytelling is a relatively recent effort to promote social cohesion- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon 
One school of training is highly personalised, technical and data-driven. The other is the one that wins marathons- by Michael Crawley & Geoff BurnsRead on Aeon 
From weapon to icon – a riveting history lesson in the many meanings of the samurai sword that’s also just plain cool to see- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon 
For a century, this theory of human origins has died and returned. To free it from limbo, we must disentangle its many meanings- by Vivek V VenkataramanRead on Aeon 
Deep inside a luscious grove in Nigeria, a community of artists preserves otherworldly monuments to Yorùbá spirituality- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon 
Medieval artists depicted bodies as vehicles for politics and hierarchy. Repeated enough, these roles began to appear natural- by Denva GallantRead on Aeon 
Stripped of easy moralising, literature makes us relish the search for truth in an age when many believe truth to be dead- by Flora ChampyRead on Aeon 
In the Atacama Desert, scientists race to find novel cures for antibiotic-resistant infections, as mining interests encroach- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon 
Aldo Leopold saw this in the eyes of a dying wolf: when we no longer fear nature, we are on the road to its destruction- by Shawn SimpsonRead on Aeon 
Crafting each frame by hand, an animator paints the story of an Olympic swimmer’s return after surviving the Holocaust- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon 
Where centralised societies excel at extraction, African fractal systems allow for circulation, reciprocity and return- by Likam KyanzaireRead on Aeon 
How humans built beautiful, lasting structures without science or mathematics, using only engineering rules of thumb- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon 
A brain fit for the 21st century is one that understands – and respects – its own bioenergetic foundations- by Hannah CritchlowRead on Aeon 
Humans weren’t given souls by God or genes. We made them ourselves with language – turning sentience into something sacred- by Nicholas HumphreyRead on Aeon