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Apr 21, 2020

What Did Ancient Romans Do Without Toilet Paper?

Hint: It involved a long stick and a bucket of vinegar

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May 9, 2018

The Case for Rethinking the Calendar

Since the early 20th century, calendar reformers have fought to smooth global commerce and unite humanity. But can adopting a new calendar bring people together in…

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Mar 27, 2018

The Half of the World That Doesn’t Make Out

Surprisingly few societies have romantic kissing in their…

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Jun 4, 2018

When It Comes to Love, Is Three (or More) a Crowd?

Cultures around the world fear unrequited love. One…

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Oct 11, 2018

Secrets of a Brothel Privy

The privy of a 19th-century Boston brothel might not be the first place…

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Jun 13, 2018

When Doctors Don’t Listen

An anthropologist with chronic Lyme disease has seen firsthand the perils of…

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Dec 6, 2018

Why Do We Keep Using the Word ‘Caucasian’?

When a term signifies something that does not exist, we…

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Mar 19, 2019

The Oldest True Stories in the World

Evidence gathered in recent years shows that some ancient…

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Jan 9, 2019

When Doctors Don’t Listen

An anthropologist with chronic Lyme disease has seen firsthand the perils of…

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Dec 11, 2018

What Our Skeletons Say About the Sex Binary

Society increasingly accepts gender identity as existing…

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