Anthropologist-poet Nomi Stone reflects on the scope of a social scientist’s gaze—and unfurls a startling insight.

Arranged marriages and love marriages are sometimes seen as cultural opposites, but it’s far more complicated. Anthropology shows how love and marriage are entwined in many different ways.

Helen Fisher, a biological anthropologist at the Kinsey Institute and an adviser to the dating site Match.com, studies human mating to explain the mysteries of romance, partnership, and lust.

An anthropologist explores the political demands that will rewrite Chile’s constitution—and the calls for joy, freedom, and dignity that may help democracy flourish.

A study on team loyalty among British football fans shows that the success of the team plays an important role in how strongly supporters identify with one another.

An anthropologist—and identical twin—grapples with different cultural understandings of twinship.

During the pandemic, an anthropologist finds new meaning in the everyday ritual of preparing and drinking coffee.

With no end to the COVID-19 pandemic in sight, people find themselves in a prolonged liminal state of transition. Why does that feel so unsettling?

As the U.S. closes in on Election Day 2020, an anthropologist remembers the chilling mix of cruelty and cheer he witnessed at a Trump victory rally after the 2016 election.

Even as online meetings become more common, they can’t always capture the nuances of nonverbal communication and in-person interactions.