WEIRD ANTHROPOLOGY
In a still from a MyHeritage.com video, Abraham Lincoln chats about how he colored and sharpened old family photos to bring them to life. MyHeritage – By Nir Eisikovits, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director, Applied Ethics Center, University of Massachusetts Boston 2021 …
Three upright walkers, including Lucy (center) and two specimens of Australopithecus sediba, a human ancestor from South Africa dating back nearly 2 million years. Image compiled by Peter Schmid and courtesy of Lee R. Berger/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA – By Jan Simek, Professor of …
Prof Stuart Russell says field of artificial intelligence needs to grow up quickly to ensure humans remain in control. There is still a big gap between the AI of today and that depicted in films such as Ex Machina, Prof Stuart Russell says. …
By Shelly Volsche, Clinical Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Boise State University 2021 Oct 28 – Have you noticed more cats riding in strollers lately? Or bumper stickers that read, “I love my granddogs”? You’re not imagining it. More people are investing serious time, …
Modern vampires like Dracula may be dashing, but they certainly weren’t in the original vampire myths. Archive Photos/ Moviepix via Getty Images – By Stanley Stepanic, Assistant Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Virginia 2021 Oct 14 – The vampire is …
A powerful explosion on 2021 Oct 08, in a mosque in northern Afghanistan, left several dead. AP Photo/Abdullah Sahil – By Abdulkader Sinno, Associate Professor of Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies, Indiana University 2021 Oct 25 – Close to a hundred Afghan Shiite …
The mass-marketing of the Day of the Dead is evident in the costumes that people buy for the day. Man Hon Lam / EyeEm Getty Images – By Mathew Sandoval, Lecturer in Culture & Performance, Arizona State University 2021 Oct 27 – As …
The ongoing research is looking at genetic differences in couples where one member suffers from severe disease while the other does not get infected. ralwel/Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2021 Oct 21 – A massive international collaborative effort has begun investigating whether specific genetic …
A curator at the British Museum details the spooky find in a new book. The tablet depicts a male ghost being led back to the afterlife, curator Irving Finkel says. Photo: British Museum / Line drawing: James Fraser and Chris Cobb for The …
By Edward Helmore Last modified on 2021 Oct 10 – Zachary Horwitz ran a five-year scam that defrauded wealthy investors of at least $227m by claiming to be in licensing deals with Netflix and HBO. It’s a tale about a Hollywood grifter that …
