How Do You Count Without Numbers?
For those of us who live in numbers-oriented cultures, anumeric societies shed light on the unreal nature of seconds, minutes, and hours. Jane Barlow/Associated Press This article was…
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What Role Did Autism Play in Human Evolution?
The story of human origins is much more varied and complex than we often recognize. Biswarup Ganguly/Wikimedia Commons This article was originally published at The Conversation and has be…
Do Dreams Give Voice to the Divine?
Many Muslims believe that dreams engage critical and meaningful realms of experience—sometimes offering prophecy and at other times providing divinely inspired insights and encounters. Michel…
Perspective Drives Our Interpretation of Heroes and Villains in History
Capes. Masks. Is there a real difference between heroes and villains? — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Perspective Drives Our Interpretation of Heroes and Villains in History
Capes. Masks. Is there a real difference between heroes and villains? — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The Power of Vulnerability Revisited
This episode focuses on a conversation between Adam and Amy about a TEDtalk titled The Power of Vulnerability presented by Brené Brown. In this video, Brown breaks down the…
The Power of Vulnerability Revisited
This episode focuses on a conversation between Adam and Amy about a TEDtalk titled The Power of Vulnerability presented by Brené Brown. In this video, Brown breaks down the…
What Can Lunch Tell Us about Job Satisfaction?
The fictional financial supervillain Gordon Gekko once proclaimed, "Lunch is for wimps." But lunchtime habits in your workplace can actually tell you a lot about the health of your……
What can lunch tell us about job satisfaction?
The fictional financial supervillain Gordon Gekko once proclaimed, "Lunch is for wimps." But lunchtime habits in your workplace can actually tell you a lot about the health of your……
The (Anthropological) Truth about Walls
From the Great Wall of China to Hadrian’s Wall to the New Amsterdam Wall on Wall Street to the Wall defended by Castle Black, walls have a long-standing…
Is There a Social Code for Snow Removal?
Will you have help digging out after a snowstorm or are you the one offering help? — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Is There a Social Code for Snow Removal?
Will you have help digging out after a snowstorm or are you the one offering help? — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Do You See What I See?
Social scientists have long been fascinated by how people in different cultures perceive and describe color. Michelle Jones/SAPIENS In a Candoshi village in the heart of Peru, anthropolog…
The (Anthropological) Truth about Walls
From the Great Wall of China to Hadrian’s Wall to the New Amsterdam Wall on Wall Street to the Wall defended by Castle Black, walls have a long-standing…
A Nation Divided by Social Media
How are you dealing with dissenting opinions in your news feed? And within your circle of friends and family? — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
A Nation Divided by Social Media
How are you dealing with dissenting opinions in your news feed? And within your circle of friends and family? — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Understanding the Presidency as a Brand
Nothing can escape marketing–even the Romans knew this. — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Understanding the Presidency as a Brand
Nothing can escape marketing–even the Romans knew this. — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The Revolutionary Genius of Neanderthals
For the last dozen years or so, Geico Insurance has run commercials featuring Neanderthals in modern contexts. The story line varies, but the take-home point does not: Switching…
The Revolutionary Genius of Neanderthals
For the last dozen years or so, Geico Insurance has run commercials featuring Neanderthals in modern contexts. The story line varies, but the take-home point does not: Switching…
Simplicity Is Essentially a State of Mind
Simplicity is an elastic term that can mean just about anything. Consider Andrew Carnegie, the steel magnate and robber baron who by the early 20th century was the…
What is Christmas Spirit?
Where does the idea of Christmas spirit come from and why does it hinge so much on behavior? — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
What is Christmas Spirit?
Where does the idea of Christmas spirit come from and why does it hinge so much on behavior? — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
What is Christmas Spirit?
Where does the idea of Christmas spirit come from and why does it hinge so much on behavior? — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com