WEIRD ANTHROPOLOGY
Most of the claims about ‘Hitler’s Jewish blood,’ repeated Sunday by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, arise from the fact that the identity of his paternal grandfather is unknown. The answer to that question seems to have been buried with his grandmother. German …
David Kaye, Jillian York, Jeff Kosseff and Roger NcNamee discuss the choices at the billionaire’s disposal. “Twitter is a global platform in which Musk’s clichéd first amendment zealotry will confront some hard realities.” Photograph: Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock – By Johana Bhuiyan Last modified on …
Sikh men and women during a prayer service during the Baisakhi festival. Giovanni Mereghetti/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images – By Simranjit Khalsa, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Memphis Published: 2022 Apr 13 – Sikhs all over the world celebrate the …
An orange flag with the traditional Indian swastika on top of ancient Hindu temples in the Himalayas. (Shutterstock) – By James M. Skidmore, Director, Waterloo Centre for German Studies, University of Waterloo Published: 2017 Aug 17 – The images from Charlottesville, Va., of …
Children celebrating Easter, with their Easter Bunnies and Easter eggs. Sanja Radin/Collection E+ via Getty Images – By Tok Thompson, Professor of Anthropology and Communication, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences 2022 Apr 13 – The Easter Bunny is a much …
A new film and play about an allied intelligence operation resonate at a time when conflict and propaganda haunt Europe again. ‘They got completely obsessed by it’: Matthew Macfadyen as Charles Cholmondeley, Colin Firth as Ewen Montagu and Johnny Flynn as Ian …
Scientists have discovered a new way to rejuvenate aging skin cells while retaining some of their specialized functions. Depositphotos – By Nick Lavars 2022 Apr 07 – Through experimentation with a highly promising anti-aging technique, scientists at the UK’s Babraham Institute have demonstrated a …
New research on the eating habits of black-handed spider monkeys shows that they metabolize the alcohol within the fermented fruit that they consume. Depositphotos – By Nick Lavars 2022 Apr 03 – Research into the way humans came to enjoy alcohol in the manner …
The top donor is challenging conventional wisdom about giving. Jorg Carstensen/dpa/AFP via Getty Images – By Tyrone McKinley Freeman, Associate Professor of Philanthropic Studies, IUPUI Published: 2022 Mar 28 – MacKenzie Scott disclosed on 2022 Mar 23, that she had given US$3.9 billion …
The research found thefts from vehicles dropped by 50 percent in streets that introduced part-night lighting programs that switched off streetlights around midnight. Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2022 Mar 29 – When you pull your car up on a quiet residential street at …
