Humans in 2019—From Discoveries to Disasters
SAPIENS’ editorial team presents a roundup of this year’s top news and other important insights as seen through the lens of anthropology.
Humans in 2019—From Discoveries to Disasters
Disasters
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Does Generosity Come Naturally?
Everyone has experienced generosity—and its opposite. An anthropologist investigates the roots of human cooperation.
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Is a More Generous Society Possible?
Generosity helps communities manage risk and cope with disasters. New research untangles the factors that lead people to help neighbors in need.
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What Ancient Landscapes Foretell About Climate Change
An archaeologist who has studied the charred remains of historic people's lives reflects on what the past can tell us about disasters and climate change.
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Can Honeybees Teach Us How to Live?
A different way of thinking and working with bees may help us survive on a damaged planet.
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For One Forensic Anthropologist, Resilience Is Bone Deep
From medieval villages in Transylvania to war-torn countries in South America and North Africa, evidence of human endurance and strength is everywhere—even in the midst of devastation.