Aeon (digital magazine)

Aeon
Available in English
Editor Brigid Hains
Website aeon.co
Alexa rank Increase 4,991 (US, October 2016)
Launched September 2012

Aeon is a digital magazine of ideas and culture, launched September 2012.[1] Publishing new articles every weekday, Aeon describes itself as a publication which "asks the biggest questions and finds the freshest, most original answers, provided by world-leading authorities on science, philosophy and society."[2]On 1 July 2016, Aeon became a registered charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission, in the categories of advancing culture and advancing education.

Aeon’s content consists of long-form, in-depth Essays, shorter Ideas pieces, and short documentaries under the banner of Aeon Video. It also runs a Conversations channel, where readers are invited to answer questions related to articles, and to contribute their own point of view.[2]

Aeon was founded in London by Paul and Brigid Hains. It now has offices in London, Melbourne and New York.[2]

Contributors

Contributors have included Sabine Hossenfelder, George Musser, Philip Ball, Janna Levin, Frans de Waal, Julian Baggini, A.L. Kennedy, David Dobbs, Michael Graziano , Sven Birkerts, Marek Kohn, Tim Lott , Jessa Gamble, Ruth Padel, Steven Poole, John Quiggin, Roger Scruton, David Deutsch , Wendy Orent, Vincent T. DeVita, Dava Sobel and E.O. Wilson.

Aeon Video

Aeon Video's program is composed of curated selections, short documentaries that are exclusive to Aeon , and original series produced by Aeon . The most notable of these is the In Sight series, which features interviews and discussions with leading philosophers, scientists, thinkers and writers .

The In Sight videos feature original artwork by Ryan McAmis.

Several of Aeon's exclusives have been chosen as Vimeo Staff Picks, including American Renaissance, Grandpa and Me and a Helicopter to Heaven, Cutting Loose, Glas, and World Fair.[3]

Critical Reception

In 2013 Hamish McKenzie of Pando Daily named Aeon the ‘best example of a magazine built for the age of mobile.’[4]

Contributor Rebecca Boyle’s essay “The End of Night” was featured in the anthology The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2015, under the title “The Health Effects of a World without Darkness”.[5]

Contributor Jessa Gamble's essay "The End of Sleep?" was named the best feature of 2013 by the Association of British Science Writers.[6]

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