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The deep history of AI began 3,000 years ago

The deep history of AI began 3,000 years ago

In 58 BC, Cicero’s house was ransacked. Returning from exile, the Roman statesman found his property vandalized; his scrolls jumbled, torn, and scattered. A library assumes an order, a schema, somethi...

Feb 09, 2026
Orcas and ourselves

Orcas and ourselves

Sea pandas or sadistic killers? These enigmatic creatures invite contradictory labels that say far more about us than them- by Jason ColbyRead on Aeon

Feb 09, 2026
Carlo Rovelli: thermal time

Carlo Rovelli: thermal time

Is time a property of the Universe? Yes, if you conceive of it as heat: a mind-boggling yet oddly comforting perspective- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

Feb 09, 2026
What happens when we admit we don’t know?

What happens when we admit we don’t know?

Champion curiosity, and you risk sounding like a kindergarten teacher or a journalism professor. We treat it as a trait for the young and unformed — something adults either already mastered or no long...

Feb 04, 2026
The immortality paradox

The immortality paradox

Most people live as though death is undesirable. But would immortality be a blessing – or an interminable curse?- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

Jan 21, 2026
Playing in flatland

Playing in flatland

Physicists believe a third class of particles – anyons – could exist, but only in 2D. What kind of existence is that?- by Elay ShechRead on Aeon

Jan 26, 2026
Being in the world: rules and risk

Being in the world: rules and risk

To master our own lives, we must venture beyond the rules and embrace risk – Heidegger’s philosophy grounded in real life- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

Feb 04, 2026