Aeon2d
All of our religions, stories, languages and norms were muddled and mixed through mobility and exchange throughout history
All of our religions, stories, languages and norms were muddled and mixed through mobility and exchange throughout history ...
Aeon6d
Knitting and embroidery are laden with stereotypes of domestic femininity – and the subversive potential for protest
Knitting and embroidery are laden with stereotypes of domestic femininity – and the subversive potential for protest ...
Aeon3d
The power of prayer
Praying is a cognitive practice full of problem-solving resources. You can learn from it even if you don’t want to do it ...
Aeon4d
The tree frog die-off that sparked a global mystery – and revealed a dark truth
In the animated documentary The Waiting, Karen Lips, professor of biology at University of Maryland, College Park, chronicles a mysterious mass disappearance she encountered across two field studies ...
Aeon6d
We surveyed thousands of scientists in four countries and learned just how important beauty is to them
is a sociologist living in South Bend, Indiana. She is the co-author of Religious Parenting: Transmitting Faith and Values in Contemporary America (2020).
Aeon5d
In art, the sublime is a feedback loop, evolving with whatever’s next to threaten us
The sublime describes the distinctive mix of awe, fear and serenity one might feel when confronted with imposing immensity. (Think: standing at the foot of a massive mountain.) But, as Sacha Golob, ...