How to “Co-Live” With a Natural Hazard
The ways in which Andean villagers have adapted to a neighboring volcano could offer lessons to other communities in reframing risks and responding to disasters.
Disasters
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What Makes Vaccines Social?
Some people are wary of or may refuse vaccines. Social scientists are part of a movement to encourage self-empowerment to end the current pandemic.
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The CDC Needs Social Science
Sickness is not just biological—it’s social. That’s why social science should be central to controlling and preventing diseases.
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Moments of Resilience Amid a Pandemic
SAPIENS podcast host Chip Colwell discusses resilience among African American communities with Melanie Adams, of the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum.
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Climate Change May Have Been a Major Driver of Ancient Hominin Extinctions
A new study suggests at least two close relatives of Homo sapiens may have died out as their environments changed.
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A Vaccine Will Not Be Enough
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to sweep across the globe, biological anthropologist Agustín Fuentes explains how the virus is a "biosocial" phenomenon.