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anthropology

[an-thruh-pol-uh-jee] / ˌæn θrəˈpɒl ə dʒi /
NOUN
study of humans and their culture
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Examining that puzzle reveals that the real subject of debate isn’t AI but anthropology.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Martha Lincoln, a medical anthropology associate professor at San Francisco State, is among those who are opposed to AI.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

This collaborative effort brought together paleogenomics, clinical genetics, and physical anthropology, with researchers from the University of Vienna working alongside colleagues in Italy, Portugal, and Belgium.

From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026

“A top-down shifting from something quite restrictive is complex,” said Philippe Thalmann, a Cambridge University anthropology researcher focused on social reform in Saudi Arabia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

To learn a little about what other kinds of civilizations are possible, we can study history and cultural anthropology.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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