SAPIENS’ first poetry contest received dozens of remarkable entries. A total of five winning poems will be featured for World Poetry Day in March and National Poetry Month in April. Find out why we think anthropological poetry matters.

SAPIENS celebrates World Poetry Day with a poem by an anthropologist-poet who works with Indigenous peoples in Latin America.

An anthropologist traces the development of Homo sapiens’ most creative and destructive force, from the making of stone tools to the rise of religions.

A character from a new Star Wars television series has become an internet sensation—and anthropologists are not surprised.

The recent violence in Hong Kong has stunned the world, but one anthropologist sees a much less visible threat.

Political protests and an energy crisis are sending shock waves throughout Haiti, and locals say the instability is like living in a blackout. An anthropologist explores what the term reveals about culture and crisis.

An anthropologist investigates what unites and distinguishes the human universal of dreaming.

Why do some people think consuming insects is gross? In this podcast episode, anthropologist Julie Lesnik explains the history and culture behind the aversion to including insects for dinner.

An anthropologist who is also a singer-songwriter explores how Southwestern Native bands shake up the notion of “cowboys and Indians.”

Upon the death of her friend and childhood nanny in Cuba, an anthropologist reflects on the gifts exchanged over decades of reunion amid cultural and economic changes on the island.