Bridging the American Cultural Divide
As Americans stand on the footbridge to the future, an anthropologist advises people to take a deep breath, seek wisdom from their elders, and be patient for cultural change.
Essays
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Partnering With Nonhumans for Climate Action
Geoengineering plans to save Arctic ice tend to treat technology as a means for asserting human control over the environment. Instead, we should develop human-nonhuman partnerships to tackle climate change.
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Best of SAPIENS 2020
In the wildest of years, SAPIENS writers covered a stunning range of stories about human culture, biology, history, and language. The editorial team selected some of their top favorites.
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Tackling Care and Capitalism in College Football
This year’s college football season—which has continued in the U.S. despite serious risks to players—has put deep social inequalities in stark relief.
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How Sweat Lodge Ceremonies Heal War’s Wounds
After trying conventional treatments for PTSD, an anthropologist who is also a veteran stepped into the first of many Native American ceremonies for vets and emerged with much more than he initially expected.
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Facing COVID-19 as an Undocumented Essential Worker
The pandemic has made visible the vulnerabilities that many undocumented immigrants in the U.S. face on a daily basis.