Anthropology & Behavior
Are Scientists or Moviemakers the Bigger Dodos?
Scientist-turned-filmmaker Randy Olson says that academics must be more like Hollywood in how they share their love for science
October 2009 |
By Abby Callard
A new biological theory states that cultural behavior is not just a regional quirk, but a defense against the spread of disease
August 2009 |
By Rob Dunn
Does an obscure nerve cell help explain what gorillas, elephants, whales—and people—have in common?
June 2009 |
By Ingfei Chen
A scientist by training, author Philip Alcabes studies the etymology of epidemiology and the cultural fears of worldwide disease
April 2009 |
By Abigail Tucker
Do we take more risks when we feel safe? Fifty years after we began using the three-point seatbelt, there's a new answer
April 2009 |
By William Ecenbarger
A professor explains how new technology drastically altered the modern American family unit.
January 2009 |
By Abigail Tucker
Doctors once thought that only women suffered from hysteria, but a medical historian says that men were always just as susceptible
January 2009 |
By Abigail Tucker
The way you arrange your home or office may reveal surprising results
October 2008 |
By Megan Gambino
In Colorado, the gene linked to a virulent form of breast cancer found mainly in Jewish women is discovered in Hispanic Catholics
October 2008 |
By Jeff Wheelwright
Author Tom Vanderbilt Shows Why Cars and People Don’t Mix
August 2008 |
By Abigail Tucker
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