SAPIENS – Anthropology Magazine
Research has overturned earlier claims that a diminutive human relative, Homo floresiensis, lit fires—but big stories die hard. Sapiens activity. With the support of a grant from the John Templeton Foundation, the SAPIENS Public Scholars Training Fellowship program guides anthropologists on accessible writing and podcasting for nonacademic ...
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Speaking Truth to Israel Requires More Than Academic Freedom. Educators and students critical of Israel’s war on Gaza face censorship, harassment, and dismissal. An anthropologist who researches coexistence between Israelis and Palestinians argues such critics need more than free speech protections. poem / Phenomenon.
What's New in Anthropology This Week? – SAPIENS Newsletter
You’ll be able to stay on top of SAPIENS’ newest stories—and learn about what’s happening in the field of anthropology. The free newsletter has links to recently published stories and the magazine’s deep archive organized by themes.
The Best of SAPIENS Magazine in 2021
Dec 16, 2021 · The SAPIENS editorial team looks back at the year through an anthropological lens—and closes with a roundup of some of our favorite pieces published in the magazine in 2021.
Thinking Through the Ethics of Mortuary Archaeology – SAPIENS
Nov 1, 2019 · To date, there have been an estimated 108 billion modern Homo sapiens in the entirety of human history who have lived and died—and another 7.7 billion alive today. That’s a lot of bodies. Throughout time, people have had different ideas and concerns about what happens to …
Best of SAPIENS 2019
Dec 23, 2019 · This year SAPIENS published 109 amazing articles, thanks to anthropologists and journalists around the globe. Although the decision gets harder every year, we have endeavored to select our favorites from 2019, listed in the order they were published.
What 2018 Taught Us About Everything Human – SAPIENS
Dec 20, 2018 · Here, SAPIENS takes a look at some of the major contributions of the field this year, from the current events that anthropologists have helped us understand more fully to the discoveries that brought new insights into what it means to be human.
SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human – SAPIENS
In early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic struck humanity. The SAPIENS podcast explores anthropological insights into what this crisis taught humanity about our evolution, how we deal with abstract threats, love and resilience in hard times, and much more.
Best of SAPIENS 2020
Dec 18, 2020 · In 2020, SAPIENS published more articles than ever before—more than 160 in total—to understand these events and the human condition. Here are some of our favorites, in chronological order. —The SAPIENS Editorial Team
About SAPIENS Magazine
SAPIENS is a digital magazine about everything human, told through the stories of anthropologists. In January 2016, we launched SAPIENS with the aim of bringing together the voices of scholars who are eager to share the findings, ideas, and perspectives of anthropology with a broad global readership.