Did animals provide the blueprints for human culture? Plus: Also on Aeon this week ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ View in browser Forwarded by a friend? Subscribe here Saturday 14 June 2025 Essay / Animals and humans Animals taught us culture Prehistoric humans didn’t create art and architecture out of nothing. They took inspiration from the nonhuman world Sarah Newman Also on Aeon this week Essay / History of science The short, dramatic history of alien abduction in the US Greg Eghigian VIDEO / Economics A tour of New York’s gaudiest neighbourhood with the Marxist geographer David Harvey Directed by Brett Story Video / Engineering Building a prosperous future demands bold ideas. These are some of the boldest Video by Melodysheep Once you grasp what sharpens our talent for brilliance, you’ll realise that flow is for everyone — Julia F Christensen, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Warburg Institute, London Read the essay Have you discovered the new Psyche? Psyche is a digital magazine dedicated to helping you know your self and live well. Understand Relate Heal Transcend Share this newsletter with a friend You have received this email because you signed up to the Aeon Newsletter list.©Aeon Media Group Ltd. 2012-2025. Privacy Policy | Contact Us | Preferences | Unsubscribe
