Aeon (digital magazine)
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| Web address | aeon.co |
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| Available in | English |
| Editor | Brigid Hains |
| Launched | September 17, 2012 |
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Alexa rank
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 5,665 (June 2016[update])[1] |
Aeon Magazine is a digital magazine of ideas and culture, launched September 2012.[2] 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."[3]
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.[3]
Aeon was founded in London by Paul and Brigid Hains. It now has offices in London, Melbourne and New York.[3]
Contributors[edit]
Contributors have included Sabine Hossenfelder, George Musser, Philip Ball, Janna Levin, Frans de Waal, Julian Baggini, A.L. Kennedy, David Dobbs, Michael Graziano [1], Sven Birkerts, Marek Kohn, Tim Lott [2], Jessa Gamble, Ruth Padel, Steven Poole, John Quiggin, Roger Scruton, David Deutsch [3], Wendy Orent, Vincent T. DeVita, Dava Sobel and E.O. Wilson.
Aeon Video[edit]
Aeon Video's program is composed of curated selections, short documentaries that are exclusive to Aeon [4], and original series produced by Aeon [5]. The most notable of these is the In Sight series, which features interviews and discussions with leading philosophers, scientists, thinkers and writers [6].
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.[4]
Critical Reception[edit]
In 2013 Hamish McKenzie of Pando Daily named Aeon the ‘best example of a magazine built for the age of mobile.’[5]
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”.[6]
Contributor Jessa Gamble's essay "The End of Sleep?" was named the best feature of 2013 by the Association of British Science Writers.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/aeon.co
- ^ "journalism.co.uk, Sept 17, 2012".
- ^ a b c "About Aeon, June 27, 2016".
- ^ "Vimeo Staff Picks, June 27, 2016".
- ^ https://pando.com/2013/09/16/the-best-magazine-on-the-internet
- ^ http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/17464/20151012/light-pollution-animals-feel-what.htm
- ^ "Association of British Science Writers: Winners Announced, June 17, 2014".
