Prehistoric human footprints reveal a rare snapshot of ancient human group behavior
The footprints of over 20 different prehistoric people, pressed into volcanic ash thousands of years ago in Tanzania, show possible evidence for sexual division of labor in this ancient community.
Briana Pobiner, Research Scientist and Museum Educator, Smithsonian Institution
• conversation
May 14, 2020 • ~8 min
May 14, 2020 • ~8 min
Tags: anthropology human-evolution archaeology paleontology human-behavior behavior tanzania paleoanthropology hominins prehistory
Screens are keeping us connected now – but they're still disruptive to in-person communication
Research shows smartphone use disrupts an essential facet of human connection – eye contact.
Tags: human-evolution parents homo-sapiens parenting teamwork smartphones mobile-technology young-children cell-phones
Social distancing increased over the course of human history – but so did empathy and new ways to connect
People have changed over time, growing ever more distant and isolated from others – while at the same time finding new ways and technologies that let individuals connect and feel with others.
Fritz Breithaupt, Provost Professor in Cognitive Science and Germanic Studies, Indiana University, Indiana University
• conversation
April 8, 2020 • ~7 min
April 8, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: human-evolution social-distancing social-connection cognitive-science empathy novels evolutionary-psychology grooming robert-koch social-ties
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