Skip to content

Publication: Aeon

All pieces published by Aeon on The Slow Scroll

Chatbots of the dead
Aeon21 Feb 2025 • ~5400 words

Chatbots of the dead are AI technologies that simulate conversations with the deceased using their personal data. There are important questions about the ethics of these technologies, but the authors are optimistic, arguing for them to be viewed as artistic props, fostering imagi...

How the Moon became a place
Aeon13 Feb 2025 • ~3200 words

Danny Robb traces how our perception of the moon evolved from a mythological entity to a real place that has been scientifically explored and mapped. He recounts through centuries of observation and technological advancements, revealing how our relationship with the Moon has shif...

Hearts and brains
Aeon31 Jan 2025 • ~6050 words

Humans always end up with clogged arteries, right? That’s not what the lives of the Tsimane in the Amazon basin tell us.

In praise of subspecies
Aeon29 Jan 2025 • ~3300 words

To lump or to split? Deciding whether an animal is a species or subspecies profoundly influences our conservation priorities

The end of neoliberalism?
Aeon26 Jan 2025 • ~5000 words

The case of Mexico shows that, despite a proliferating discourse that it is over, neoliberalism is as relentless as ever.