''Sapiens'' is a digital magazine about the human world and has been in publication since 2016. The magazine focuses on

anthropology Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, societies, and linguistics, in both the present and past, including past human species. Social anthropology studies patterns of be ...

including aspects such as

archaeology Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landsca ...

culture Culture () is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups ...

biology Biology is the scientific study of life. It is a natural science with a broad scope but has several unifying themes that tie it together as a single, coherent field. For instance, all organisms are made up of cells that process hereditary i ...

, and

language Language is a structured system of communication. The structure of a language is its grammar and the free components are its vocabulary. Languages are the primary means by which humans communicate, and may be conveyed through a variety of ...

. The goal is to publish anthropological essays that explore human-related topics in an innovative and thought-provoking way. The magazine is funded by the

Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research Axel Lennart Wenner-Gren (5 June 1881 – 24 November 1961) was a Swedish entrepreneur and one of the wealthiest men in the world during the 1930s. Early life He was born on 5 June 1881 in Uddevalla, a town on the west coast of Sweden. H ...

, and published in collaboration with the

University of Chicago Press The University of Chicago Press is the largest and one of the oldest university presses in the United States. It is operated by the University of Chicago and publishes a wide variety of academic titles, including ''The Chicago Manual of Style'', ...

. The magazine remains editorially independent. The magazine has a

podcast A podcast is a program made available in digital format for download over the Internet. For example, an episodic series of digital audio or video files that a user can download to a personal device to listen to at a time of their choosin ...

produced by House of Pod that focuses on conversations with anthropologist from around the world.

Awards

In 2017, Sapiens magazine received the American Anthropological Association General Anthropology Division New Directions Award for "providing quality scholarship in sophisticated yet accessible formats". In 2018, Chip Colwell, editor-in-chief of Sapiens Magazine, received the American Anthropological Association Executive Director's Award for Innovative Directions to the field for his "creative, resourceful, and risk-taking work". In 2017, Elizabeth Svoboda, writing for Sapiens magazine, was the winner of the 2017 Gene S. Stuart award for archaeological journalism of the

Society for American Archaeology The Society for American Archaeology (SAA) is a professional association for the archaeology of the Americas. It was founded in 1934 and its headquarters are in based in Washington, D.C. , it has 7,500 members. Its current president is Deborah L. ...

. Her article “The Darkest Truths” represents an "informative and thoughtful look into Holocaust archaeology with its attending ethical dimensions and responsibilities". Megan I. Gannon, writing for Sapiens magazine, was awarded the 2021 Society for American Archaeology Gene S. Stuart award in recognition of efforts to enhance public understanding of archaeology. Her article “Unearthing the True Toll of the Tulsa Race Massacre” was considered a "timely and compelling piece about a little-remembered but horrific episode of racial violence".

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External links

Sapiens website
Online magazines published in the United States