‘To ignore what a person finds holy is to ignore what their lives are all about.’ A monk showed me that spirituality needs more space in medicine Michael P.H. Stanley bit.ly/4ay4VQF

For Margaret Macdonald, philosophy’s value resides in providing us with stories that can help make better sense of the world around us Peter West bit.ly/49F4DGq

The ‘thick skin bias’ obscures the reality of hardship. We should check our assumptions about those who are struggling psyche.co/ideas/many-of-…

Capturing the daily routines of a chain-smoking Polish couple, this short finds an unlikely poetry in life’s mundane rhythms aeon.co/videos/love-lo…

‘The failure to accurately perceive the pain, distress and suffering of individuals in poverty could have profound consequences.’ ⁠Why do so many people think lower-income individuals are somehow tougher and less affected by negative events? ⁠psyche.co/ideas/many-of-…

Following Jadwiga and Wiesław Wójcikowie over the course of a day, this short documentary offers a close-up look at the quotidian routines that define the couple’s life together aeon.co/videos/love-lo…

A whimsical ode to the reparative power of knitting, rendered in wool Samantha Moore bit.ly/3JfWyNS

‘To smell something is to understand the neighbourhood it lives in.’

Odours have a complex topography, and it’s been mapped by AI bit.ly/43V18uo

This charming stop-motion animation shows how knitting can help us process pain, embrace imperfection and mend ourselves. A film by Samantha Moore on Psyche Film bit.ly/3JfWyNS

We can split light by a prism, sounds by tones, but surely the world of odour is too complex and personal? Strangely, no. How #AI has mapped odours bit.ly/43V18uo

Ever since astronomers have looked to the skies, they’ve filled their knowledge gaps with wild theories of alien life aeon.co/videos/the-his…

How, a century ago, radical freethinkers quietly and persistently subverted Scotland’s Christian establishment Dr Felicity Loughlin bit.ly/3xxyzqV

This entertaining video by David Wångstedt details how searching for intelligent life elsewhere in the Universe is a centuries-old scientific tradition LEMMiNO aeon.co/videos/the-his…

A century ago, Scots freethinkers managed to loosen Christianity’s grip. On the radical 'conscientious unbelievers' who subverted Scotland’s Christian establishment Dr Felicity Loughlin bit.ly/3xxyzqV

‘God gave me enough power to fight for my rights’ – hear the voices of women across Afghanistan over a year of Taliban rule aeon.co/videos/how-it-…

This film documents a full year following the Taliban’s return to power in 2021, with a focus on how, despite the bravery of protesters, the role of women in society is slowly extinguished Anders Hammer Field of Vision aeon.co/videos/how-it-…

Do you dread getting older? You are not alone. There’s a widespread assumption that old age is painful, lonely and unattractive, but this negative picture simply isn’t true. Rather than fearing getting old, here’s how to embrace it bit.ly/3JgkvEN

America’s infatuation with firearms emerged only recently, entangling the nation in a self-perpetuating arms race that makes all of us less safe. What happened? And why does the US insist on arming itself? bit.ly/4483y9j

The US today has extraordinary levels of gun ownership. But to see this as a venerable tradition is to misread history aeon.co/essays/america…

Join us this Thursday at the iconic Hoxton Hall, a magnificent Victorian Music Hall dating back to 1863. Delve into evolutionary mysteries with us as we unravel puzzles of existence. Final tickets are selling fast, secure your spot now bit.ly/3PqpeY6