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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.

Let’s Keep Arguing About Flags and Statues

Whether historical plaques, flags, and building names stay or go is of less consequence than the debate they provoke.

Anorexia’s Deadly Deceit

Anorexia is not just about striving for an idealized body image. It is an obsessive, relentless—and futile—quest to be pure, perfect, and clean.

Europe’s Destructive Spirals of Distrust

An ideological deadlock between nativism and Islamism, resulting in an escalating spiral of destructive distrust, is threatening the cohesion of European societies.

Zika’s Frightening Stranglehold

Access to family planning services is critical to avoiding pregnancies during this public health emergency.

Trump’s Tactics and Republican Speechlessness

Donald Trump has combined party politics and a familiar nationalist script with a uniquely American interpretation of free speech. The result is a racist rhetoric that has been frighteningly hard to stop.

Confronting Rape Culture

Rolling Stone’s now infamous article “A Rape on Campus” inspired a new program at the University of Virginia to help end campus rape. Unfortunately, it’s not likely to work.

The Myth of Free Speech

Anti-racism movements on U.S. campuses have raised a key question about language and freedom: Can we really say anything at any time?