WEIRD ANTHROPOLOGY
King Richard’s Faire in Carver, Mass., was inaugurated in 1982 and is the longest-running renaissance fair in New England. Joseph Prezioso/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images – By Katrina Stack, Ph.D. Candidate in Human Geography, University of Tennessee And by Reagan Yessler, Adjunct Professor …
Even arriving bleary-eyed at midnight, there was no missing “Catzilla.” New Atlas – By Bronwyn Thompson 2026 Apr 15 – Passengers landing at Hong Kong International Airport this month will be greeted by a surprise friend waiting for them in the arrivals hall – …
Lifestraw’s lightest water filter to date, the Sip Essential is as simple as dunk and sip. Lifestraw – By C.C. Weiss 2026 Apr 15 – Lifestraw is at it again. The company has made some of the world’s lightest, slimmest wilderness survival filters for …
President Donald Trump mimics an Iranian protester being shot while holding a news conference in the White House on 2026 Apr 06. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images – By Kirsten Matoy Carlson, Professor of Law and Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Wayne State …
Psilocybin mushrooms contain numerous chemical compounds that researchers have not yet studied. Smitt/iStock via Getty Images Plus – By Hollis Karoly, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus And by Kent Hutchison, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus …
This wild ground bee, Andrena nothoscordi, is typically found in the Central U.S. and Southeast and loves false garlic flowers. Sam Droege/USGS Bee Lab via Flickr – By (see more on Grozinger, Melathopoulos, Rittschof, Patch, and Evans below) Published: 2026 Apr 09 – North America’s …
The four presidents sit above one of the world’s most curious theme parks. Window of the World/New Atlas – View 42 Images – By Bronwyn Thompson 2026 Apr 07 – Mount Rushmore may have its home in South Dakota, but it’s also in Shenzhen, …
George Washington was initiated into Freemasonry at the age of 20. Strobridge & Co. Lith./Library of Congress via AP – By Derek Arnold, Instructor in Communication, Villanova University Published: 2026 Apr 06 – How conspiracies spread has changed immensely over the history of the …
The Trump administration wants a lot of voter information from states. smartboy10/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images – By John J. Martin, Assistant Professor of Law, Quinnipiac University Published: 2026 Apr 01 – In May 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice began sending letters to …
There was no evidence that participants in this experiment squandered the money they received. AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes – By Benjamin F. Henwood, Professor of Social Policy and Health, University of Southern California Published: 2026 Apr 02 – Can giving homeless people US$750 a …
