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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.

Broken Bones Could Rewrite Story of the First Americans

A controversial new study places our human ancestors on the North American continent 130,000 years ago—far, far earlier than previously thought.

A Relic of the Past Soars Into the Final Frontier

What object would you choose to send into space?

Who Started the First Fire?

Humans’ ability to control fire is among the most important technological advances in our evolutionary history. Research on Neanderthal cave sites in France is offering new insights on this old enigma.

The Revolutionary Genius of Neanderthals

Our often-ridiculed ancestors were capable of abstract thought. They deserve some respect.

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.

Paleolithic Ax Debunks Colonial Myth

The discovery of the world’s oldest ground-edge ax in Australia exposes our faulty assumptions about race, place, and human evolution.

Iconic Fossil Assigned Probable Cause of Death: A Big Fall

An intriguing new study adds cred to the theory that Lucy and her relatives spent some of their time in trees.

The Man Who Was Mistaken for a Homo Sapiens in a Hat

There are pros and cons to any relationship, but what are the risks and benefits of mating … with another species?

Searching for the Origins of the First Americans

The Bering land bridge holds vital clues to the story of the Americas’ first inhabitants. A new project may rewrite the history books.

Did Women and Children Exist in Prehistory?

Mother Nature doesn’t play fair when it comes to the preservation of archaeological remains.