Massimo Vignelli divides his profession into two eras, B.C. and A.C.: Before Computer and After Computer.

In his apprentice days as a designer, Massimo Vignelli learned that versatility was the key to success.

An interview with the modernist designer and founder of Vignelli Associates.

It may butcher the English language at times, replacing simple words with a series of abbreviations, but for better or for worse the internet and mobile technology have reintroduced literary […]

A recent study on college students’ preferences for dating vs. hookups is, unaccountably, generating national media attention. The authors found that a bunch of 19-year-old college freshmen in the South […]

Seeking the hidden causes of behavior, some scientists work on the scale of brain regions and neurons, searching inside people’s heads. Others work on the scale of crowds, neighborhoods and […]

If looking for ancient bones to dig up sounds like hard work, that’s because it is. According to anthropologist Donald Johanson, even modern tools such as GPS don’t save scientists […]

News of Norman Mailer via his widow’s memoir makes us want to remember all the things he wrote—and said. Like this: “A novel, at its best, really is an imaginary […]

What excites the world-renowned anthropologist about the future of his field?

As globalization continues and the spread of genes between disparate populations increases, our biological features are likely to become more homogeneous. Culture, meanwhile, will continue to evolve at an explosive […]

Living with the Masai people of Tanzania convinced Donald Johanson that art first emerged from bodily decoration—which in turn emerged from the earliest human bonding rituals.

Don Johanson believes we didn’t interbreed with our ancient rivals—we just outcompeted them.

The group of fossils Don Johanson found in 1975 marked a watershed in the study of human origins—and deserves to be revisited today.

It’s true: the world’s most famous skeleton really was named after a Beatles song. And once she was “Lucy,” she became more than just a scientific specimen.

The discoverer of the “Lucy” fossil explains her impact on science, and describes what she would look like walking down a New York City street.

Even with modern GPS, scientists must “look and look and look and look” for remains worth digging up.

A conversation with the paleoanthropologist and founding director of the Institute of Human Origins.

Poorly rendered female characters proliferate in crime novels because their authors are lazy, writes novelist Christopher Rice. He lists four clichés that come up again and again.

Michael Lind thinks that changing immigration policy shouldn't be considered as a way to address projected Social Security and Medicare budget deficits.

New protostars that will eventually be 10 times as large as the sun have been discovered in the massive Rosette molecular cloud, 5,000 light years away.