What Parsnips Taught Me About Nature
One anthropologist’s research on Community Supported Agriculture—which saw him wrestling with parsnips and talking to leeks—spurs thoughts on closing the gap between Western urban life and the natural world.
Mindsets
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Why Are People Who Use Illegal Drugs Demonized?
In many parts of the world, people who take illegal substances are punished with harsh prison sentences or executions that are unjustified. Behind this treatment lie prejudices that have a surprising history.
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Western Science Is Finally Catching Up to Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Time and again, Western researchers are realizing that Indigenous peoples have long had sophisticated insights and deep wisdom about the world.
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How Smart Were the First Toolmakers?
State-of-the-art brain imaging technology is shedding new light on the evolution of human intelligence.