Primates Reveal the Value of Grandmothers
In honor of Mother’s Day we are taking a closer look at grandmothers. In the post below is an excerpt from Ancient Bodies, Modern Lives: How Evolution Has Shaped Women’s Health.
Adam and the Animals
An excerpt from The Seven Pillars of Creation.
Wild Men: Ishi in San Francisco
An excerpt from Wild Men: Ishi and Kroeber in the Wilderness of Modern America.
New Year’s Eve Folklore
What are your New Year’s Eve traditions?
Moving Beyond War
Douglas P. Fry looks at the North Korea nuclear crisis in a new light.
A New Guinea Slideshow
In Notebooks from New Guinea, author Vojtech Novotny colorfully illuminates life in the rainforest. Novotny provides an engaging look into the natural history, people, and cultures of one of the last wild frontiers in the world, as he studies and researches the local biodiversity. Today Novotny has provided a visual component to his fascinating anecdotes and experiences.
How Cannibalism Caused a New Guinean Epidemic
Can an ancient disease be linked to cannibalism?
Why You Won’t Find an Ambulance in the Jungle
Vojtech Novotny, author of Notebooks from New Guinea, writes about a medical emergency in the village where he was researching.
A Few Questions for Vojtech Novotny
A look into the research and work of Czech author and scientist, Vojtech Novotny in New Guinea.
William John Thoms, The Man Who Invented The Word Folklore
Anatoly celebrates a word pioneer.
Traditional Polynesian Tattooing
Adrienne L. Kaeppler, author of The Pacfic Arts of Polynesia and Micronesia, tells us a little about traditional Polynesian tattooing
An Interview With Ethan Rarick
An interview with Ethan Rarick author of Desperate Passage: The Donner Party’s Perilous Journey West.
Redefining the word “Human” – Do Some Apes Have Human Ancestors?
Aaron Filler looks at what makes humans- “human.”
Feast on Food and Sex
Feast on the connection between food and sex.
Beyond War: A Proposal
Douglad P. Fry, author of Beyond War, writes an original piece for the OUPblog.
A Few Questions For Douglas P. Fry
Douglas P. Fry, author of Beyond War answers a few questions for OUP.