Michael LaxerOct 2510 min readHow the Built Environment Is Damaging Children’s Connection to NatureProfit-driven urban development has disconnected us—particularly children—from the wilderness. The effects are unhealthy. An urban...
Michael LaxerSep 274 min readHow Australia Helps the U.S. Destabilize AsiaRally initiated by the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network to oppose the AUKUS security pact, 2021 -- Matt Hrkac from Geelong /...
Michael LaxerSep 235 min readA Circular EconomyLatino community members in Southern California use the tanda system for mutual financial support. By Damon Orion Between 1942 and 1964,...
Michael LaxerMay 36 min readSeeing Red: Our Ancient Relationship With Ocher and the Color of CognitionExtensive ocher use reflects the culture and cognitive abilities of early humans, who inherited an affinity for red from primate...
Michael LaxerApr 127 min readWhy Culture Is Not the Only Tool for Defining Homo sapiens in Relation to Other HomininsWe need a broad comparative lens to produce useful explanations and narratives of our origins across time. An ancient skull excavated...
Michael LaxerMar 66 min readDiscarding Old Theories on the Path to Finding the First Humans Outside AfricaSpectacular archeological finds reveal the true past of the first Europeans. Atapuerca, Gran Dolina excavation -- Malopez 21, CC BY-SA...
Michael LaxerJan 46 min readA Compelling Theory to Explain a Key Trait of Modern HumansPinnacle Point, South Africa By Marjorie Hecht Paleoanthropologist Curtis Marean has developed a comprehensive explanation based on a...