InSAPIENSbySAPIENS·Jul 27, 2021Chasing the Myths of Mexico’s “Superrunners”The Rarámuri people’s ancient traditions of footracing have captured global attention. New research by a biological anthropologist and his…
InSAPIENSbySAPIENS·Jul 21, 2021Deaf and Incarcerated in the U.S.An anthropologist investigates how U.S. prison policies systematically deny deaf incarcerated people adequate access to hearing aids —…
InSAPIENSbySAPIENS·Jul 16, 2021How Apes Reveal Human HistoryGreat apes provide a window into the story of human evolution — and that’s one more reason to protect them
InSAPIENSbySAPIENS·Jul 12, 2021The Macabre and Magical Human-Canine StoryZooarchaeologists and geneticists are exploring how wolves and domestic dogs have been humanity’s predator, prey, and partnerA response icon1A response icon1
InSAPIENSbySAPIENS·Jul 7, 2021Sex in Sport: Men Don’t Always Have the AdvantageResearch shows that real differences exist in athletic capacities, on average, between men and women. But they cut both ways.
InSAPIENSbySAPIENS·Jun 29, 2021An Archaeologist on the Railroad of DeathThe 1950s Hollywood movie The Bridge on the River Kwai, about a Japanese POW camp during World War II, nearly contained a fascinating side…
InSAPIENSbySAPIENS·Jun 25, 2021What Will It Take to Stop Swimming in the Waters of Racism?The Southern African concept of ubuntu offers a crucial lesson for the U.S.: By recognizing our interconnections and actively undoing…
InSAPIENSbySAPIENS·Jun 21, 2021How Museums Can Do More Than Just Repatriate ObjectsIt is beautiful when museums go beyond returning objects toward “propatriation” — collaborating to commission new objects for displayA response icon1A response icon1
InSAPIENSbySAPIENS·Jun 15, 2021What Makes Injections Hard to Swallow?An anthropological assessment of the differences between pills and injections may shed some light on vaccine hesitancy
InSAPIENSbySAPIENS·Jun 8, 2021An Excavation of the COVID-19 PandemicContemplating Pompeii’s sudden demise in A.D. 79, an anthropologist asks what future generations will uncover when they sift through the…
