‘Out there in the sea somewhere, maybe five miles away, is the song of a humpback whale, a music unlike any other.’ How might humans join in on the underwater music of whales? psyche.co/ideas/i-learne…

Thucydides is a favorite of those who doom scroll the past for unsettling parallels with the present

For ⁦Aeon+Psyche⁩ I considered what the Athenian might have to say about why analogies of this sort are both so compelling and potentially so dangerous aeon.co/essays/what-th…

'The obligation remains upon us all to do what is most effective, within the totality of our powers, along with others, to help bring about profound change.'

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In the Middle Ages, a new sense of balance fundamentally altered our understanding of nature and society aeon.co/essays/how-soc…

For an Iñupiat whaling crew north of the Arctic Circle, waiting on the ice for the migration of whales is an act of prayer aeon.co/videos/a-whale…

For many of our greatest philosophers, it was their moods, from wonder to estrangement to anxiety, that first inspired them psyche.co/ideas/philosop…

This film shows the scenes surrounding the capture of a bowhead whale in an Iñupiat village in Northern Alaska. More than just a hunt, the act is a spiritual practice, imbued with rituals and prayers that have bound Iñupiat communities for generations aeon.co/videos/a-whale…

The history of philosophy shows that disruptive emotions and moods like perplexity, wonder, surprise, estrangement and anxiety are central to the experience of philosophising psyche.co/ideas/philosop…

This surreal adaptation of Carl Sandburg’s, The Hangman at Home, pairs the poet’s words with five animated fragments, examining the strength of the walls between our public and private selves psyche.co/films/the-unse…

What Thucydides really thought about historical analogies Mark Fisher
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Voyeuristic vignettes capture private moments behind closed doors, in this animated adaptation of a century-old poem National Film Board of Canada psyche.co/films/the-unse…

What would Thucydides say?

In constantly reaching for past parallels to explain our peculiar times we miss the real lessons of the master historian Mark Fisher aeon.co/essays/what-th…

Can we be held morally responsible for our actions? Yes, says Daniel Dennett. No, says Gregg Caruso. Reader, you decide.

In memory of the influential philosopher and cognitive scientist, Daniel Dennett aeon.co/essays/on-free…

For an aspiring nurse, staying in the US holds out the precarious promise of a life far from China’s strict gender norms aeon.co/videos/born-in…

Is civil disobedience a moral obligation in a time of climate crisis? aeon.co/essays/is-civi…

This film follows Zee, a nonbinary immigrant from rural China as they study for a licencing exam that will be crucial if they’re to live the gender-affirming life that they seek in the US aeon.co/videos/born-in…

Join us at Sophia Club New York on May 29 as we delve into the science behind psychedelic insights with Manoj Doss not exist, alongside celestial performances by Laraaji (@edwardlgordon). Tickets are now on sale: sophiaclub.co/event/insight-…

‘Act in the universal interest: of life, of a future.’

Could civil disobedience be morally obligatory in a society on a collision course with climate catastrophe? aeon.co/essays/is-civi…

'How did America become the nation of credit cards?' My latest from Aeon+Psyche!

It's full of my trademark optimism. /1

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'We want the truth to prevail. That’s how it seems. But do we really believe everything we say? Are you always trying to establish the truth when you argue, or might there be other motives at work?'

Take the Truth-Demon Test at Aeon+Psyche:

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