The Womb as the First Classroom: How Babies’ Brains Are Primed for Language Before Birth
For centuries, philosophers and scientists have debated whether the newborn mind is a “blank...
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Welcome to the Case Study Bank. This is a growing collection of classic and contemporary case studies, designed to provide relevant examples and ‘fodder material’ for your Mains answers. Each case study is tagged and linked to its relevant syllabus topic.”
Was Prehistory a Feminist Paradise? How Ancient DNA is Shattering Old Myths
There is a powerful and persistent myth of a prehistoric golden age: a time...
From Exploration to Nostalgia: The Anthropology of Our Lifelong Musical Journey
Think back to the music you loved as a teenager—the songs that defined your...
Born to Connect: A Newborn’s Brain Holds Clues to Autism and Our Social Selves
When a newborn baby’s eyes lock onto a human face, it feels like a...
The Hunter Becomes the Hunted: How AI “Dethroned” Homo habilis
For decades, we have been told a heroic story about our ancestor, Homo habilis....
An Anatomical Afterlife: How Jane Goodall’s Chimp Skeletons Bridge the Gap to Our Ancient Past
When we remember the great Jane Goodall, we picture her among living chimpanzees—observing their...
The Desert That Wasn’t: How 12,000-Year-Old Rock Art Reveals a ‘Green Arabia’
When we picture the Arabian Peninsula, we imagine a vast, timeless, and arid desert....
The Ice Water Test: Unlocking the Genetic Secrets of Tibetan Cold Resistance
The Tibetan plateau is one of the world’s most extreme environments, a land of...
The Tortoise and the Hare in the Gym: Why Slow and Light May Be Better Than Fast and Heavy
For decades, the gospel of the gym has been simple: to build muscle, you...
Going Flat: A Feminist and Anthropological Critique of Post-Mastectomy Norms
Breast reconstruction following a mastectomy is often presented as a routine, restorative, and near-obligatory...