The inflammation age
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The inflammation age

Acute inflammation helps the body heal. But chronic inflammation is different and could provoke a medical paradigm shift- by Amy K McLennanRead on Aeon

2 weeks ago
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Darwin’s notebook
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Darwin’s notebook

An animated interpretation of the story of the Indigenous people kidnapped from Tierra del Fuego and brought to England in 1830- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

2 weeks ago
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Our phosphorescent world
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Our phosphorescent world

This life-giving element, stored in rock and organic material, moves around Earth in an ancient cycle we have just broken- by Jack LohmannRead on Aeon

2 weeks ago
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Angles of love
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Angles of love

What is love to you? An artist focuses on the hands and gestures of his subjects as they reflect on this boundless question- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

2 weeks ago
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Papers
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Papers

In this mesmerising short from 1991, thousands of Japanese newspaper clippings form a prescient vision of our digital world- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

1 week ago
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A wondrous brew
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A wondrous brew

From Peruvian healers battling sorcerers to Chinese executives seeking financial success, ayahuasca’s power shifts across worlds- by Alex K GearinRead on Aeon

1 week ago
528 views
From cells to selves
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From cells to selves

Contemplating the world requires a body, and a body requires an immune system: the rungs of life create the stuff of thought- by Anna CiaunicaRead on Aeon

1 week ago
632 views
Lean on me
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Lean on me

When CoRy developed chronic illnesses as an adult, he moved in with his dad. Through mutual care, their bond has ‘blossomed’- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

1 week ago
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The guitarist’s palette
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The guitarist’s palette

In the hands of a great musician, the gloriously simple guitar can create the most complex works of art. Here’s how- by Craig OgdenRead on Aeon

1 week ago
625 views
Cosmic imposters
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Cosmic imposters

We know that black holes are strange, but they could be hiding something even weirder beyond their horizons- by Gideon KoekoekRead on Aeon

6 days ago
732 views
Voices from the abyss
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Voices from the abyss

‘I’m left breathless when I face the abyss’ – a stirring portrait of the Mexican cliff divers who leap 100 feet into the sea- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

6 days ago
897 views
Desert survivors
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Desert survivors

Elephant families are matriarchal, inclusive and caring. But when environmental scarcity hits, everything changes- by Caitlin O’Connell-RodwellRead on Aeon

5 days ago
878 views
Sleep is delicious
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Sleep is delicious

The idea that we should reduce sleep to an efficient minimum in our lives gets something fundamentally wrong- by Sara ProtasiRead on Aeon

3 days ago
842 views