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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.

Black and Indigenous Storytelling as Counter-History

This webinar panel explores how for BIPOC heritage professionals and community members, storytelling taps into historically marginalized ways of knowing.

An Archaeology of Redress and Restorative Justice

In this webinar, panelists discuss how they blend archaeology and heritage work with principles of redress and restorative justice.

Reclaiming the Ancestors: Indigenous and Black Perspectives on Repatriation, Human Rights, and Justice

Bringing together Indigenous and Black voices, this panel discussion finds common ground in the struggle for repatriation and assertion of sovereignty and human rights.

As the Statues Fall: A Conversation About Monuments and the Power of Memory

In this webinar, scholars and artists share their insights on the power of monumentality and the work they are doing to reconfigure historical markers.

Fat Gets No Respect (But That Should Change)

In this original animated video, anthropological research helps reveal the surprising story behind fat in the human body and in cultures around the world.

Can Honeybees Teach Us How to Live?

A different way of thinking and working with bees may help us survive on a damaged planet.

Archaeology’s Search for History Hidden in Ice

As high-elevation ice patches melt due to climate change, artifacts and stories long held in ice are being revealed. This fragile heritage needs to be acknowledged and protected.

Racism by any Other Name Is Still Racism

Americans look back with shame at Japanese-American internment during WWII. In this short documentary, two young Muslim-Americans reflect on how we are repeating past mistakes.

Inside a Moroccan Marijuana Farm

An unwitting traveler finds himself on a tour of one of North Africa’s largest underground attractions.

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.