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.
Iconic children’s books and popular media that Gen Xers grew up with are riddled with damaging Native stereotypes—but things may finally be shifting.
The Science of Human Nature Has a Serious ProblemYou can’t characterize human psychology and behavior if studies overlook 85 percent of people on Earth.
A Daughter’s Disability and a Father’s AwakeningWhen an anthropologist’s baby was diagnosed with Down syndrome, he was overwhelmed by emotional upheaval. Then, everything changed.
Issuing Trigger Warnings in an Age of Mass ShootingsOnce upon a time, the most important classroom warnings prepared students for potentially upsetting or traumatic content. Now they’re about bullets.
What Makes a Refugee Vulnerable?The way officials measure a person’s vulnerability could undercut the long-term success of refugees.
How Austerity Unravels Social TiesThe experiences of tight-knit neighborhoods in Mozambique suggest that strict belt-tightening often frays a nation’s social fabric.
What Our Skeletons Say About the Sex BinarySociety increasingly accepts gender identity as existing along a spectrum. The study of people, and their remains, shows that sex should be viewed the same way.
The Skeletons in the Museum ClosetCan natural history museums justify their collections of human remains?
In Spain’s Silence, Francisco Franco’s Memory EchoesThe dictator’s ghost has been haunting Spain for more than 40 years. It is high time for the country to confront its history.
Confronting the Specter of Cultural AppropriationFrom Halloween costumes to haute couture, ethnic foods to movies, the danger of appropriating another culture seems to be everywhere. How do we weigh the difference between celebrating and stealing someone else’s culture?
