An anthropologist’s new book lays out the formula for human innovation, from stone tools to supercomputers. Depending on developments in the next few years, AI could hit the gas or the brakes.
- Professor of Anthropology, University of Tennessee
Ukraine has a sizable minority of Russian speakers, largely in the east. They also overwhelmingly blame Russia for hostilities.
An analysis of surveys about people’s level of climate concern suggests it isn’t just education alone that shapes views – it’s experiencing rising temperatures that makes the difference.
Anthropologist Alex Bentley tells The Conversation Weekly about his research how modelling the spread of COVID sparked new research on the spread of disease in early civilisations.
Whether intentional or not, the way mega-settlements in southeastern Europe from 6,000 years ago were laid out would have cut down on the spread of disease.
Replicar lo existente forma parte del proceso creativo, pero la proliferación indiscriminada de plagios de un producto confunde a usuarios e inversores y puede llegar a provocar la desaparición del original.
Is imitation the sincerest form of flattery? Maybe. When good ideas prosper, so do replicas, diluting the power of original thinking.
Many governments, including the US, already collect and make public population statistics that could help them prepare for the next pandemic.
Nos sociétés ont le bec sucré, tant pis pour la kyrielle de maladies qui sont la conséquence de cette envie irrépressible de sucre. Un détour par l’histoire éclaire les enjeux de cette consommation.
Like many great challenges of the 21st century, the science identifying the problems with sugar seems clear. What’s lacking is the will to address them.
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