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The Real Sexism Problem in the Discipline of Economics

Nothing we can do will make the world more free, fair and prosperous than giving women control over their own bodies

Sep 11, 2019

Marchers hold signs that say “Resist Sis” and “Viva La Revolucion” in front of Trump International Hotel on January 19, 2019

Sep 11, 2019

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The Emotional Lives of Others

On Nias island, the heart can be ‘squeezed’, ‘hot’, even ‘hairy’. What can anthropology say about unfamiliar emotional zones?

Aug 13, 2019

The Emotional Lives of Others

Aug 13, 2019

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The Problem of Mindfulness

Mindfulness promotes itself as value-neutral but it is loaded with (troubling) assumptions about the self and the cosmos

Aug 9, 2019

The Problem of Mindfulness

Aug 9, 2019

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Being and Drunkenness: How to Party Like an Existentialist

Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre defied the gloomy existentialist stereotype. They enjoyed having a good time.

Aug 2, 2019

Being and Drunkenness: How to Party Like an Existentialist

Aug 2, 2019

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There Really Is No Natural or Right Way to Be a Parent

We’re opportunistic, inventive and flexible animals, and there is no ‘natural’ or ‘right’ way to bring up our children

Jul 30, 2019

There Really Is No Natural or Right Way to Be a Parent

Jul 30, 2019

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Why the Constant Trashing of Antidepressants Is Absurd

The backlash against antidepressants results from a suspicion of medicine, and misunderstands the very nature of depression

Jul 23, 2019

Why the Constant Trashing of Antidepressants Is Absurd

Jul 23, 2019

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What Big History Says About How Royal Women Exercise Power

Across time and place, royal women wielded power in remarkably similar ways, building political agency on a par with kings

Jul 16, 2019

What Big History Says About How Royal Women Exercise Power

Jul 16, 2019

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Natural, Shmatural

Mother Nature might be lovely, but moral she is not. She doesn’t love us or want what’s best for us.

Jul 9, 2019

Natural, Shmatural

Jul 9, 2019

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Life ≠ Alive

A cat is alive, a sofa is not: that much we know. But a sofa is also part of life. Information theory tells us why.

Jul 4, 2019

Life ≠ Alive

Jul 4, 2019

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Why Is Psychedelic Culture Dominated by Privileged White Men?

If psychedelic substances are a portal to ultimate reality, why have they been the preserve of white, college-educated men?

Jul 1, 2019

Why Is Psychedelic Culture Dominated by Privileged White Men?

Jul 1, 2019

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Aeon asks the big questions and finds the freshest, most original answers, provided by leading thinkers on science, philosophy, society and the arts.

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