WEIRD ANTHROPOLOGY
A new study found strangers with similar body odors clicked better in social interaction tests. Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2022 Jun 27 – A compelling new study from researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science suggests we tend to make friends with people …
A new study has uncovered an association between one-legged balance and risk of death later in life. Depositphotos – By Nick Lavars 2022 Jun 22 – Human balance is known to decline with age, and an international team of researchers has provided new evidence …
Gaëlle Ndanga-Adjovi, 36, an Inner Guard within the lodge. Photograph: Anna Gordon for the Guardian – Photographer Anna Gordon has been granted extraordinary access to the historically secretive Freemasonry for Women lodge, one of two Grand Lodges for women in the UK operating …
A new study has found distinct parallels between COVID-19 and Alzheimer’s disease. vectorfusionart/Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2022 Jun 19 – New research led by scientists from Australia’s La Trobe University suggests proteins generated by the SARS-CoV-2 virus can form into aggregations similar …
The math of threes is surprisingly powerful. MicroStockHub/iStock via Getty Images – By Mary Lynn Reed, Professor of Mathematics, Rochester Institute of Technology Published: 2022 Jun 16 – It’s hard to imagine that three random words have the power to both map the …
The metaverse might be a work in progress, but a key prototype – the virtual world – has been around for several decades. Screen capture from Second Life by Tom Boellstorff, CC BY-ND – By Tom Boellstorff, Professor of Anthropology, University of California, …
Emile Bernard’s 1888 painting ‘Madeleine in the Bois d’Amour.’ The Print Collector/Getty Images – By Karen A. Cerulo, Professor of Sociology, Rutgers University And Janet Ruane, Professor Emerita of Sociology, Montclair State University Published: 2022 Jun 08 – In Disney’s “Pinocchio,” Jiminy …
The gripping and heroic story of Rudolf Vrba, who escaped the death camp in order to tell the world about its horrors. Rudolf Vrba preparing to testify at the Frankfurt trials, December 1964. Photograph: Keystone Press/Alamy – Matthew Reisz 2022 Jun 12 – …
The vast majority of high-profile big tech whistleblowers in recent years have been women. Elke Meitzel/Image Source via Getty Images – Francine Berman, Director of Public Interest Technology and Stuart Rice Research Professor, UMass Amherst Jennifer Lundquist, Professor of Sociology, UMass Amherst Published: …
What would you do if your inherited wealth was built on slavery, fossil fuels or came at the price of neglect? Meet the guilty rich who want nothing to do with their money ‘My ancestors made harmful and immoral choices’: Morgan Curtis at …