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Reflections
A Window on Humanity’s Turbulent 2021
Nicola Jones
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.
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Ask SAPIENS
How to Work With a Developmental Editor
Nicola Jones
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.
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Decoded
Is Love a Biological Reality?
Nicola Jones
Helen Fisher, a biological anthropologist at the Kinsey Institute and an adviser to the dating site Match.com, studies human mating to explain the mysteries of romance, partnership, and lust.
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Reflections
Crisis and Opportunity—A Look at 2020
Nicola Jones
The SAPIENS editors review the year’s events with anthropology in mind.
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Ask SAPIENS
How to Write an Essay: A Guide for Anthropologists
Nicola Jones
Writing about anthropology for a general audience is different from writing for academics. Some simple tips can help.
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Ask SAPIENS
Why “We” Isn’t for Everyone
Nicola Jones
Just when authors think they’re including everyone, they might be leaving someone important out.
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Reflections
Humans in 2019—From Discoveries to Disasters
Nicola Jones
SAPIENS’ editorial team presents a roundup of this year’s top news and other important insights as seen through the lens of anthropology.
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News
Case Closed: You Can’t Make a Knife Out of Frozen Poop
Nicola Jones
Testing out a tale from the Arctic, one archaeologist takes matters into his own hands.
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News
Genetic Factors May Help Explain Athletic Sudden Death
Nicola Jones
Biological anthropologists and other researchers investigate why there is a diversity of symptoms and outcomes in people with sickle cell trait.
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News
First Confirmed Denisovan Skull Piece Found
Nicola Jones
Fragments of a hominin skull add to the sparse collection from our obscure cousins.
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News
Visitor Log Chronicled for the Denisovan Family Home
Nicola Jones
New studies write the history of a famous Siberian cave and unearth the oldest jewelry in the region.
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Uncanny Valley
The End of the World As We Know It
Nicola Jones
How do our societies change in the face of apocalypse, and what can we do to ensure our survival?
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Uncanny Valley
The Rise of Emotional Robots
Nicola Jones
Scientists explore what robot-human intimacy could mean for love, work, communication, and even war.
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Stranger Lands
Meet Archaeology’s Beer Can Man
Nicola Jones
One scholar has found in the humble, rusty beer can a trusty time capsule.
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News
Bonobos Spied Sharing a Feast
Nicola Jones
Researchers report for the first time wild apes sharing food with near strangers.
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News
Sea Level Rise Threatens Archaeological Sites
Nicola Jones
Surging tides will submerge thousands of ancient and historic places along the east coast of the U.S.
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News
Oldest-Known
Homo Sapiens
Fossils Found
Nicola Jones
New finds at an archaeological site in Morocco open a window on the origin of our species.
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Cultural Relativity
Do You See What I See?
Nicola Jones
Cultural groups throughout the world talk about color differently—some don’t even have a word for color. So is color perception a universal human experience or not?
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Debate
Why We Yearn for the Simple Life
Nicola Jones
Six social scientists debate why philosophies of simplicity arise and endure, and why it can be so hard to live with and without stuff.
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News
North Dakota Access Pipeline Protests Spark Historic Declaration
Nicola Jones
U.S. government departments press pause on pipeline construction and call for serious talks on reform of the consultation process with Native American tribes for extensive infrastructure projects.
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Crossroads
The Birth of Indonesia’s Cyber Village
Nicola Jones
A small neighborhood in the developing world built fame and fortune through their connection to the internet. Can the lessons it offers help wire the world?
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News
Stone Age Site Saved
Nicola Jones
A company began diamond mining at an extraordinary site in South Africa with 2.3 million years of human history. Quick action by archaeologists has led to a court decision protecting the site.
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News
Diamond Mine Threatens Stone Age Artifacts
Nicola Jones
A South African heritage site preserving 2.3 million years of human history has been gravely damaged by new mining activity.
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In Flux
Seafood Fight
Nicola Jones
Indigenous peoples on the coast of British Columbia share a deep history with sea otters. But can the two coexist peacefully today?
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