What Do Goats and Wars Have to Do With Glacier Loss?
In the Indian Himalayas, elders see a link between the erosion of community and the erosion of ice.
Essays
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What Misspellings Reveal About Cultural Evolution
When transmitting information to one another, humans tend to make certain mistakes more than others. A cognitive anthropologist explains why that matters to cultural stability and change.
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“The State” Is a Story We Tell Ourselves
After a nail-biting election that dragged on for weeks, officials have finally named Peru’s next president. An anthropologist explains the country’s recent upheavals and shows how nation-states are “ideological artifacts” that attribute morality to the amoral goings on of the government.
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Introducing the Other “AI”: Anthropology Intelligence
Anthropologist and journalist Gillian Tett explains the surprising ways anthropological methods and tools can help us better understand the contemporary world. -
The Evolution of Throwing
Homo sapiens has a throwing arm that sets our species apart from all others—now athletes are helping anthropologists understand this prowess.
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How to Work With a Developmental Editor
Writing for SAPIENS and similar magazines involves close collaboration with developmental editors. Here’s how the process works—and what you can do to make the partnership as fruitful as possible.