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Aug 29, 2018
How Human Smarts Evolved
By counting the number of neurons in brains, one scientist revolutionized our view of why Homo sapiens and nonhuman primates are so much smarter than other animals
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Aug 30, 2018
The Hidden Resilience of “Food Desert” Neighborhoods
Anthropologists and other scholars are delving into the plight of urban communities where people struggle to meet their nutritional needs. In the…
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Aug 9, 2018
Can Cryptocurrency Revolutionize the Rituals of Money?
Some people are turning their backs on…
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Aug 9, 2018
How Globalization Has Broken the Chain of Responsibility
In today’s accelerating and overheating world, the gap between the people affected by change in local environments and the people in charge is…
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Aug 2, 2018
How Cutting-Edge Archaeology Can Improve Public Health
An anthropologist’s study of rickets from…
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Aug 2, 2018
Why Eradicating Polio Is More Complicated Than It Seems
Polio retains a foothold in Pakistan — and…
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