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Introduction 0 Why Write for the Public? 1 What to Expect, from Pitch to Publication 2 How to Write a Pitch 3 How To Tell a Great Story, Part 1: Structure 4 How To Tell a Great Story, Part 2: Style 5 Navigating Ethics and Reducing Harms 6 Habits of Thriving Public Anthropologists 7 Cultivating the Craft of Writing 8
Table of contents
Introduction 0 Why Write for the Public? 1 What to Expect, from Pitch to Publication 2 How to Write a Pitch 3 How To Tell a Great Story, Part 1: Structure 4 How To Tell a Great Story, Part 2: Style 5 Navigating Ethics and Reducing Harms 6 Habits of Thriving Public Anthropologists 7 Cultivating the Craft of Writing 8
Announcement

After ten years of exploring humanity in all its diversity, SAPIENS has concluded its publishing chapter.

While the magazine has closed, its living archive endures—open to all and preserving the many ideas, voices, and discoveries that deepen our understanding of what it means to be human.

How Culture Allows for War and Peace

The evolution of uniquely human cognitive abilities gave us the means to wage war—as well as the capacity to avoid it.

Labor Pains and Helpless Infants: Eve or Evolution? (Part 1)

Anthropologists often use an idea called the “obstetrical dilemma” to explain why humans have helpless infants, but there is mounting evidence that this explanation is insufficient.

The Domesticated Hominin

Are humans still “wild”? If not, when were human ancestors no longer “wildlife”? The answer is not as clear-cut as it might seem.

Raw Deal

A new study suggests that changes to the head and teeth seen in our early human ancestors could have occurred before cooking—thanks to the invention of chopping raw meat.

When Sperm Compete, Nature’s Call Leads to Bigger … Testicles

Success in the living world is all about reproduction. Sperm competition has caused primate testicle size to increase.