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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.

Why We Need Transnational Social Protection for Migrants

Despite the recent rise in nationalism in the U.S. and Europe, international migration will continue to be part of our world.

Locking Up Families Is Inhumane—and Unconstitutional

The United States is imprisoning more and more asylum-seekers from Central America—including mothers and children—in detention centers, perpetuating a culture of fear and hatred toward immigrants.

The Key to Survival, In Space

We already have the tools we need. It’s time to use them.

Why the “Big, Beautiful Wall” Is Doomed to Fail

The existing wall in Ambos Nogales tells us a great deal about President Trump’s ill-conceived plan to fortify the entire U.S.-Mexico border.

Rice Reveals Enslaved Africans’ Agricultural Heritage

Did enslaved people contribute more than solely their labor to the success of rice plantations in the New World? In pursuit of the answer, one researcher is extracting little bits of memoir trapped inside rice grains.

European Brides in the Islamic State

Women who have moved from Europe to Islamic State territory are often portrayed as either victims or terrorists. The reality is more complicated.

American Confederates and the Origins of Archaeology in the Amazon Basin

Southerners who settled along the Amazon River after the Civil War stumbled upon rich soils for their plantations—but they also discovered an even richer past.

South Sudanese Refugees and the Taste of Displacement

Food rations sustain refugees, but what’s missing is fulfillment and a sense of home.

Climate Swings Drove Early Humans Out of Africa (and Back Again)

A new study details how climate change directed early modern humans’ intricate dance among continents and pushes back their dispersal out of Africa to at least 100,000 years ago.

Roux and Resilience: Eleven Years After Hurricane Katrina

Big bayou families knew cooking and sharing food could help them cope after disaster struck, but the recovery machine got in the way, creating a second, less visible crisis.