Contemporary Case Studies Archives - Observing The Mortals

Neanderthals, Denisovans, and Superarchaics: Why Science Needs ‘Informal’ Names for Our Ancestors

In the world of science, precise naming is everything. We have Homo sapiens, Homo...

Every year, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) releases its “Crime in India” report,...

You wake up in a safe bed, take a hot shower, make an instant...

In the bustling central market of Bamako, Mali, a man searches for a piece...

Our modern world is saturated with debate. From parliamentary shouting matches to social media...

For over a century, the textbook image of a hunter-gatherer society has been a...

We all share a common understanding of how memory works. We believe that powerful,...

For centuries, philosophers and scientists have debated whether the newborn mind is a “blank...

There is a powerful and persistent myth of a prehistoric golden age: a time...

Think back to the music you loved as a teenager—the songs that defined your...