Michael Laxer
Why Is Prehistory Inspiring So Many Artists?
What draws us to such a distant and long-gone time? A fruitful relationship has always existed between prehistory (a scientific...
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Michael Laxer
May 36 min read
Seeing Red: Our Ancient Relationship With Ocher and the Color of Cognition
Extensive ocher use reflects the culture and cognitive abilities of early humans, who inherited an affinity for red from primate...
Michael Laxer
Feb 267 min read
Outdated Narratives Have Humanity in a Downward Spiral—It’s Time to Tell ‘Stories for Life’
A short film and narratives project “Stories for Life” seeks to bring about the shift in culture that humanity needs to survive....
Michael Laxer
Jan 165 min read
Where Do Living Creatures Get Their Sense of Rhythm?
Ronan the Sea Lion -- image via screenshot By Marjorie Hecht The science of rhythm across species is a new and growing research field, as...
Michael Laxer
Jan 46 min read
A Compelling Theory to Explain a Key Trait of Modern Humans
Pinnacle Point, South Africa By Marjorie Hecht Paleoanthropologist Curtis Marean has developed a comprehensive explanation based on a...
Michael Laxer
Oct 28, 202320 min read
POOR Magazine Started With a Mother and Daughter Experiencing Homelessness and Grew Into a Movement
A mother and daughter in and out of homelessness founded a grassroots magazine in 1996, by and for people experiencing poverty. It grew...
Michael Laxer
Oct 11, 20231 min read
Daily LIFT #1053
Political and philosophical study group criticizing the reactionary fallacies of Confucius, woodcut, People's Republic of China 1976,...
Michael Laxer
Sep 14, 20237 min read
Ancient Roots: A Promising New Project to Organize Humanity’s Universal Heritage
An international group of researchers and data scientists are creating a comprehensive database of the world’s archaeological...
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