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Introduction 0 Why Write for the Public? 1 What to Expect, from Pitch to Publication 2 How to Write a Pitch 3 How To Tell a Great Story, Part 1: Structure 4 How To Tell a Great Story, Part 2: Style 5 Navigating Ethics and Reducing Harms 6 Habits of Thriving Public Anthropologists 7 Cultivating the Craft of Writing 8
Table of contents
Introduction 0 Why Write for the Public? 1 What to Expect, from Pitch to Publication 2 How to Write a Pitch 3 How To Tell a Great Story, Part 1: Structure 4 How To Tell a Great Story, Part 2: Style 5 Navigating Ethics and Reducing Harms 6 Habits of Thriving Public Anthropologists 7 Cultivating the Craft of Writing 8
Public wall art depicts a woman with facial wrinkles and gray hair smoking a cigarette while surrounded by green leafy plants as well as red, blue, and yellow mushrooms.
interview / In Flux

The Psychedelics Industry Is Booming—but Who’s Being Left Out?

Keridwen Cornelius
Three researchers discuss the possibilities and problems arising as psychedelic plant medicines, held sacred by many Indigenous communities, move into the global mental health and tourism industries.
An aerial image shows a large chalk drawing of a nude man holding a large stick carved into a hill. A group of people are spread out and cleaning different parts of the chalk drawing.
essay / Unearthed

Tiny Snails Help Solve a Giant Mystery

Keridwen Cornelius
Archaeologists may finally know the age and true identity of the “Rude Man,” also known as the Cerne Abbas Giant, one of dozens of geoglyphs etched into the British countryside.
Una imagen aérea muestra un gran dibujo con tiza de un hombre desnudo que sostiene un gran palo, tallado en una colina. Un grupo de personas esparcidas, limpia diferentes partes del dibujo de tiza.
essay / Unearthed

Pequeños caracoles ayudan a resolver un misterio gigante

Keridwen Cornelius
Los arqueólogos podrían finalmente conocer la edad y la verdadera identidad del “Hombre Rudo”, también conocido como el Gigante de Cerne Abbas, uno de las docenas de geoglifos grabados en la campiña Británica.
paleo processing foods - Anthropologist Bill Schindler uses techniques developed 5,000 years ago to prepare fresh-caught salmon during the filming of National Geographic’s The Great Human Race.
essay / Culture Lab

Did Processed Foods Make Us Human?

Keridwen Cornelius
Experimental archaeologist Bill Schindler’s globe-trotting research has led him to champion a diet based on humanity’s long history of inventive food preparation techniques, from nose-to-tail butchery to sourdough bread.
ancient egyptian bread - Experimental archaeologist Farrell Monaco re-creates the baking techniques of ancient Romans to produce classic breads such as the panis quadratus.
essay / Crisis

Pandemic Bakers Bring the Past to Life

Keridwen Cornelius
As people sheltering at home take on ambitious kitchen projects, a few experimental archaeologists are reclaiming recipes from ancient societies.