| A Historical Case for Why the EU Could Endure for More Than 1,000 Years | europe
history
war |
| Advances in Archaeology Allow Us to Understand Political Evolution and Social Change in Deep Time | europe
history
politics
social science |
| An Ancient Recipe for Social Success | social science
history
community
politics
economy
mexico |
| Archaeology Is Flipping the Script on What We Know About Ancient Mesoamerica | urban planning
Archaeology
mesoamerica
democracy
eurasia
technology |
| Are Western Oligarchies a Long Detour of Civilization? | economy
democracy |
| Can Teething Predict How Fast You Will Grow? | History
Science
Social Science |
| Cities Made Differently: Try Imagining Another Urban Existence | cities
city
book
urban
future
dystopia
utopia
society
culture
urban planning
urban theory
sustainability
human rights
environment
social science
economy
politics
social justice
health care
food
earth
community |
| Climate Crises Can Lead to Improved Social Cooperation and Economy | |
| Coins and Temples in the Ancient World | economy
finance |
| Costa Rica: The New Grand Tour | Social Science
History
Central America/Costa Rica
The New Grand Tour
Art
archaeology |
| Debt Forgiveness in the Bronze Age | economy
poverty
debt
history
Babylonia
Mesopotamia |
| Debt in Ancient Greece | economy
history
europe/greece |
| Digging Up the Roots of Human Culture | Social Science
History
Africa
Tanzania
Tech |
| Discarding Old Theories on the Path to Finding the First Humans Outside Africa | |
| Do Grandmothers Hold the Key to Understanding Human Evolution? | activism
social benefits
environment
opinion
social science
science
history
women’s rights
animals |
| Do Other Animals Have Consciousness? Science Could Force Us to Rethink Our Relationships With Them | Animal Rights
Social Science
Science |
| Eight Themes in Mesopotamia’s Evolving Labor-Shaped Economies | economy
labor
history |
| Facing a Surge in Wildfires, the U.S. Government Turned to Native Wisdom and Advanced Archaeology | history
science
environment
activism
indigenous resistance |
| Finding the Roots of Religion in Human Prehistory | Social Science
History
Africa/Kenya
Africa
Europe/Spain
middle east/iran |
| Free Market Ideology Compared to the Principles of Near Eastern Rulership | economy
history
philosophy |
| The Growth of Malignant and Exclusionary Social Movements | social movements
identity politics
democracy
politics |
| How Can We Understand the Passage of Time? | social science
history
prehistory
anthropology
media
tech
art
philosophy
climate change
environment
community
psychology
education
africa
south africa
Tanzania
europe
asia
Middle-East
asia/india
opinion |
| How Elite Infighting Made the Magna Carta | history
economy
democracy
europe
united kingdom |
| How Greek Coinage Democratized the Character of Money | economy
money
commerce |
| How Long Has Humanity Been at War With Itself? | anthropology
archaeology
evolution
history
human
social science
war |
| How Prehistoric Humans Discovered Fire Making | Social Science
History
Europe/Greece
Africa/South Africa
Middle East/Jordon
Asia |
| How Pseudo-Archaeology and Phony Alt-History Rose to Popularity in the U.S. | alt-history
alternative archeology
north america/united states of america
Andrew Jackson |
| How Three New Museums Are Teaching the World About a Paradigm Shift in Our Understanding of Human Origins | history
science
museums
humanity
human origins
social justice
archeology
anthropology
indigenous |
| How the Crusades Shaped Finance in the West | history
economy
europe |
| Hyperprosociality: A Compelling Theory to Explain a Key Trait of Modern Humans | social science
science
history
art
war
community
tech
immigration
social benefits
food
africa
europe
asia
africa/south africa
opinion |
| It’s Not Just Ideology: Why the U.S. Is Hard-Wired to Be Hostile to Autocratic Regimes | economy
europe
history
politics
war |
| Keys to Building Human Bridges to the Past | Social Science
History
Paleolithic
archeology
science |
| Learning From History, If We Dare | community
economy
history
politics
social science
war |
| Mainstream Ideology Defends Creditor Claims Over the Indebted Economy | economy
history
trade |
| Modern (Mis)interpretations of Clean Slates | economy
debt
history |
| Not as Simple as 1, 2, 3: Humanity Has a Surprisingly Diverse Understanding of Numbers | Social Science
Science
South America/Brazil
Europe/France
History |
| Our Ancient Relationship With Red Ocher and the Color of Cognition | Africa
Africa/Kenya
Africa/South Africa
Art
Asia
Europe/France
Europe/Russia
Europe/Spain
History
Religion/Spirituality
Science
Social Science
north america/united states of america |
| Parallels Between Archaic Entrepots and Modern Offshore Banking Centers | economy
finance
history |
| Perceptions of Social Dominance and How to Change Them | Economy
Health Care
History
Opinion
Politics
Science
Social Science |
| Political Collapse: Lessons From Fallen Empires | History
Politics
Economy
Asia/China
Europe/Italy |
| Prepared Learning: What Are Humans Hard-Wired for at Birth? | science
social science
history |
| Private Enterprise Originated in Public Institutions | economy
history |
| Property and Debt in Ancient Rome | economy
history
europe/italy |
| Robert Sapolsky on Free Will and Biology of Our Behavior | Social Science
Interview
Science
Religion/Spirituality
History
Free Will |
| The Role of Ancient DNA in Modern Traits | Social Science
Science
History
Religion/Spirituality
Philosophy
mental health |
| Roman Oligarchs Avoided Tax Liability and Restrictions on Land Size | economy
history |
| The Science of Twins and the Human Fascination With Them | |
| Seven Features of Ancient Enterprise | history
economy
business |
| Six Questions for a World That Seems to Be Losing Interest in Democracy | Psychology
Economy
Social Science
Politics
Philosophy
Voting Rights |
| Some Myths Regarding the Genesis of Enterprise | economy
business
history |
| South Africa: The New Grand Tour | africa/south africa
map
culture
human origins
archaeology |
| The Surprising Ways Inventions and Ideas Spread in Ancient Prehistory | social science
history
Middle East
Africa
archaeology |
| The Adaptive Value of Teenagers: How Peer Learning Contributes to Primate Success | Social Science
History
asia/japan |
| The Ancient Patterns of Migration | anthropology
immigration
social science
identity politics
history
trade
art
africa/tanzania
climate change
war
peace
peace economy
geopolitics
environment
technology
asia
africa
north america
asia/china
europe/georgia
europe/france
asia/philippines
asia/indonesia |
| The Controversy Over Cannibalism | Social Science
History
Europe/United Kingdom
anthropology |
| The Cradle of Humanity | social science
art
philosophy
france
history
book |
| The Evolution of the Human Pair Bond | history
science
social science |
| The Great Archaeological Discovery of Our Time | interview
history
social science
europe |
| The Hunter-Gatherer Guide to Keeping Society Equal | Social Science
History
Food
Economy |
| The Lessons of Ancient Entrepreneurship | economy
history
money
trade |
| The Mesopotamian Origin of Debt | economy
history |
| The Monetary Role of Silver in Sumer | economy
finance
history |
| The Mystery of the Missing Apes Who Came Before Humans | Social Science
Science
History
Fossils
animals |
| The New Grand Tour | |
| The Origins and Nature of Bronze-Age Interest Rates | economy
money
debt
trade
history |
| The Privatization of Law, Religion and Culture | economy
privatization |
| The Relevance of Ancient History to Modern Economic Crises | debt
economy
history |
| War Is Not Inevitable—A More Peaceful Future Is Possible | anthropology
book
europe
germany
history
interview
north america
peace
psychology
science
united kingdom
united states of america
war |
| Was the Sphere the First Geometrical Form Made by Humans? | |
| We Can Interpret How Cooperative or Autocratic Mesoamerican Societies Were From Their Systems of Communication | History
Politics
Social Science
North America/Mexico
mesoamerica |
| We Did Not Evolve to Be Selfish—and Humans Are Increasingly Aware We Can Choose How Our Cultures Can Evolve | activism
climate change
economy
evolution
human rights
interview
psychology
social science |
| What Does Play Tell Us About Human Evolution? | history
social science |
| What Google Street View Can Say About the Quality of Life in Your Neighborhood | tech
community
social science |
| What Happened to Our Ape Ancestors? | Social Science
Science
History
Opinion
Climate Change
Middle East
Africa
Asia
Europe |
| What Ideas From the Paleolithic Are Still With Us in the Modern World? | Paleolithic
Mesopotamia
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Anthropology
Archaeology |
| What Was Humanity’s First Cultural Revolution? | |
| Where Do Living Creatures Get Their Sense of Rhythm? | Science
art
community
opinion
social science |
| Why Are Archaeologists Unable to Find Evidence of a Ruling Class for the Indus Civilization? | social science
politics
philosophy
history
economy
asia
middle east |
| Why Culture Is Not the Only Tool for Defining Homo sapiens in Relation to Other Hominins | |
| Why Does Our Skin Wrinkle in Water? | science
history
opinion
social science |
| Why Humanity Should Look to Its Roots as We Revillage Our Towns and Cities | climate change
community
economy
environment
human rights
indigenous resistance
revillaging
urban planning
village |
| Why Is Prehistory Inspiring So Many Artists? | Art
Social Science
Prehistory
Anthropology
Art History
Paleontology |
| Widening the ‘We’ | Social Science
History
War
Social Justice
Immigration |
