While the Neanderthals died out some 40,000 years ago, their genetic footprint lives on. When early modern humans migrated out of Africa and encountered them, interbreeding occurred. As a result, ...

Art is often held up as the most “human” of human endeavors. For millennia, philosophers, historians, and archaeologists have used art and symbolic thinking as behavioral indices for what makes humans ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...