The study of culture, biology, and society of humans and their nearest biological relatives, past and present.
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When we consider the evolutionary pressures that shaped early human development, ground-level predators often dominate the conversation. But what about threats from above? A recent BBC Future…
This past week Bloomberg published a Q&A with Nick Kawa, Associate Professor of Anthropology, about his new book After the Flush: Rethinking the Future of Human Waste. The discussion delves into…
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Congratulations to Anthropology PhD student Luxin Yin on the publication of her latest research in BMJ Medical Humanities! Her new paper, titled "Looking back to look ahead: a BERTopic-assisted…
