How Cellphones Make and Break Human Connections
An ethnographic study of U.S. high schoolers highlights their ambivalence toward communication technologies.
Communication
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Can Social Scientists Help Control Epidemics?
New collaborative efforts, such as the Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform, are allowing anthropologists and other scholars to help align public health efforts with the on-the-ground knowledge and lived experience of people facing epidemics.
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Why a Mexican Village’s DIY Cellphone Network Matters
When an Indigenous community in Oaxaca, snubbed by telecom giants, created its own mobile network, things didn’t go exactly as planned. But the experiment revealed the strength of its social bonds.
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How to Pitch: A Guide for Anthropologists
To write for SAPIENS and most popular magazines and newspapers, writers must “pitch” their idea to editors. Here is how the process works.
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Why Write for SAPIENS?
SAPIENS magazine publishes on anthropological research, discoveries, and insights. If you’re an anthropologist, here’s why you might consider contributing your story.
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The Power of Images
Selecting art for the magazine often raises sticky anthropological questions about ethics, representation, and storytelling.