Evolution

People cooperate constantly. We raise children together, share food, build companies, follow rules, defend fri…

How belief becomes identity, leaders become symbols, and outsiders become threats Human beings rarely experien…

An evolutionary reading of the Iran–Israel rivalry, and of why both sides so often see themselves as the victi…

The word adaptation gets used casually. People say humans are “adapted to screens,” “adapted to city life,” or…

These three terms get mixed together constantly: hominid , hominin , and Homo sapiens . They sound similar, an…

The Double-Edged Mind Human intelligence is often celebrated as our species’ defining triumph, the thing that…

Introduction The study of human evolution has traditionally focused on either biological or cultural factors,…

Throughout human history, periods of feast and famine have shaped the evolution of our species. Our ancestors…

Human beings have long sought to understand the factors that shape behavior, social structures, and cultural p…

Human beings are unique among animals in the degree to which our behavior is shaped by culture. We learn from…

Introduction The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming human society at an unprecedented pace.…

A plain-English guide to one of anthropology’s most misused words The word gets thrown around casually, usuall…