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What Makes Vaccines Social?

What Makes Vaccines Social?

Some people are wary of or may refuse vaccines. Social scientists are part of a movement to encourage self-empowerment to end the current…
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The CDC Needs Social Science

The CDC Needs Social Science

Sickness is not just biological­­ — it’s social. That’s why social science should be central to controlling and preventing diseases.
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Crisis and Opportunity — A Look at 2020

Crisis and Opportunity — A Look at 2020

The SAPIENS editors review the year’s events with anthropology in mind.
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Without Norms, Societies Fall Apart

Without Norms, Societies Fall Apart

Written rules about how to govern only work if they are backed up by unwritten values shared across the political spectrum. Over the past…
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Ancient Beer Is Craft’s New Frontier

Ancient Beer Is Craft’s New Frontier

Scientists are partnering with brewers to taste test ancient recipes and sip a long-lost past.
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What Human Hair Reveals About Death’s Seasonality

What Human Hair Reveals About Death’s Seasonality

Each wave of Edith Howard Cook’s reddish-blonde hair tells a story. One segment may chronicle an unusually damp San Francisco summer…
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How Sweat Lodge Ceremonies Heal War’s Wounds

How Sweat Lodge Ceremonies Heal War’s Wounds

After trying conventional treatments for PTSD, an anthropologist who is also a veteran stepped into the first of many Native American…
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What Rez Dogs Mean to the Lakota

What Rez Dogs Mean to the Lakota

Dogs on Native American reservations can be dangerous, but they have a long history and traditional role in many Indigenous communities…
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Did Processed Foods Make Us Human?

Did Processed Foods Make Us Human?

Experimental archaeologist Bill Schindler’s globe-trotting research has led him to champion a diet based on humanity’s long history of…
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Can a Robot Guess What You’re Thinking?

Can a Robot Guess What You’re Thinking?

Scientists are trying to create artificial intelligence that can think about others’ thoughts. What might this reveal about…
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