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Chip Colwell

Chip Colwell is an archaeologist, former museum curator and editor in chief of Sapiens, a digital magazine about anthropological thinking and discoveries. He is the author and editor of 13 books including Plundered Skulls and Stolen Spirits: Inside the Fight to Reclaim Native America’s Culture, which received six major book awards. His most recent is So Much Stuff: How Humans Discovered Tools, Invented Meaning and Made More of Everything.

Roger Federer hits a forehand shot at Wimbledon. The tennis great has called his racket an extension of his arm.

How Did Humans Evolve to Use Everyday Tools?

An anthropologist explains why we experience many objects, from tennis rackets to cars, as extensions of our bodies