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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.

Dancing “My Humps” in Rural China

Middle-aged women use private online space to organize their public square-dancing performances. The new technology has changed their dance moves—and their lives.

Talking Hands

Five women elders from remote Western Australia share the joys and meanings of Aboriginal sign language.