#anthropology

#anthropology

Huston Smith discusses the family as a vital institution during Cold War tensions and technological change, interviewing Margaret Mead and Bertram Beck for their insights.

People shouldn't be able to just walk into where you live. You should be able to defend yourself against the rest of the world.

Work is an unnatural institution for humans, created in a world where survival dictated effort—something that often feels disconnected from living fully.

Gananath Obeyesekere, an anthropologist whose insights drew on Hindu texts, Freudian psychoanalysis, and Christian mysticism, was a leading intellectual figure in Sri Lanka and Western academia.

Across scientific disciplines, researchers have long been trying to figure out why this leap in evolutionary behavior occurred with so many groups simultaneously.

The island of Flores has a storied history of ancient tiny humans, and local folklore about a small 'ape-man' adds another layer to its anthropological significance.

"The discovery of mercury in the soil and reservoirs was expected, but the extent of it was a surprise," says Jean Tremblay. "What is particular to our study is that we systematically detected mercury throughout the city core (near both elite and non-elite residential zones) and through the entire occupation history of the site. Everyone was exposed to mercury, regardless of social status."