WEIRD ANTHROPOLOGY
Beware the restless spirits and evil forces that occupy these eerie places. Their stories alone are the stuff nightmares are made of. Experience the spookiness of each for yourself through the books and movies that they inspired. Life is an adventure worth caring …
By Alexei Muraki, Updated 2020 Apr 25 – It is generally suggested (through archeological and genetic evidence) that the Ainu (or the ancestors of the Ainu) originated in southern Siberia or somewhere in Central Asia. From there my ancestors migrated to the …
Buddhist monks in Thailand pray at Phleng temple amid the COVID-19 crisis, 2020 May 11. Chaiwat Subprasom/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images 2020 May 15 By Pierce Salguero, Associate Professor of Asian History & Religious Studies, Pennsylvania State University Pierce Salguero, Pennsylvania State …
The last of Newfoundland’s Beothuk was thought to have died in 1829 but new research indicates the bloodline did not die out – as Mi’kmaq tradition has always maintained. Drawing of a Beothuk camp by Major John Cartwright. Photograph: The Picture Art Collection/Alamy …
When a group of schoolboys were marooned on an island in 1965, it turned out very differently from William Golding’s bestseller, writes Rutger Bregman. Interview: ‘Our secret superpower is our ability to cooperate’ Rutger Bregman, @rcbregman 2020 May 09 – A still from …
Daily life has been upended, creating a perfect storm for a crisis. Anurag Papolu/The Conversation via Getty Images By Jean Twenge, Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University 2020 May 07 – When the novel coronavirus roared into the U.S., mental health …
Fears around the pandemic are causing sleep patterns to change and strange dreams to linger in people’s memories. An ongoing study by the Lyon Neuroscience Research Center has found a 35 percent increase in dream recall and a 15 percent increase in negative …
SEM photo of Neanderthal cord from Abri du Maras. M.H. Moncel – By Nell Greenfieldboyce – Tiny bits of twisted plant fibers found on an ancient stone tool suggest that Neanderthals were able to make and use sophisticated cords like string …
Ski towns and luxury retreats report rising number of cases amid concern hospitals could be overwhelmed by coronavirus patients. Medical personnel take medical samples at a ‘drive-thru’ coronavirus testing lab in West Palm Beach, Florida. Photograph: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images. By Amanda …
By Rich Haridy 2020 Mar 12 – A new report surveys participants in a Canadian basic income experiment that was prematurely cancelled after a little more than a year. VectorMine/Depositphotos. – A new report, from researchers at McMaster University and Ryerson University, has surveyed …
