Anthropology Magazine
Four large ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs are engraved on the wall of a temple with columns in the background.

Can Machine Learning Translate Ancient Egyptian Texts?

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Large white letters that spell out “Indian Land” rest on sand and dried grasses in front of a mountain range.

Land Acknowledgments Are Not Enough

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Three pyramids are shown in warm light against a blue sky with pink clouds.

Did Aliens Build the Pyramids? And Other Racist Theories

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Questions about the safety of eating “bushmeat” were front and center during the Ebola outbreak in West Africa from 2014 to 2016.

Ebola Prevention Caught in the Bushmeat Trap

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Offensive and bombastic rhetoric is key to Donald Trump’s campaign. Why are voters drawn to this taboo-violating candidate? The work of Mary Douglas might provide the key.

The Paradox of Donald Trump’s Appeal

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In Mexico City, critics created a piñata in response to Donald Trump’s claims that many Mexican immigrants to the United States bring drugs and crime, and that many are rapists. Such rhetoric has put the Republican party in a political and moral bind.

Trump’s Tactics and Republican Speechlessness

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hate speech

The Myth of Free Speech

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