Anthropology.net
MAY 8, 2025
The Ox and the Origins of Unequal Societies Long before hedge funds, private property, or multinational tax havens, human societies were surprisingly equal. Across a wide range of Neolithic communities, archaeological evidence suggests that disparities in wealth—though present—were often kept in check. That balance, however, began to shift dramatically around 5,000 years ago.
ED Surge
MAY 8, 2025
While both enrollment and spending in early childhood education programs reached new levels in 2024, a few select states did the lions share of the work with many states lagging behind. And with early childhood program funding in flux , some leaders in the sector are concerned the lack of investment both financial and otherwise could create a doomed domino effect for some programming.
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Education Elements
MAY 8, 2025
As we celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week this week, I am reflecting on the 2025 State of Teaching Report from EdWeek. This report highlights the importance of focusing on morale as a retention lever. Real moralethe kind that stickslives in the daily experiences of educators--it shows up in leadership decisions, hallway conversations, classroom dynamics, and Monday morning moods.
Living Geography
MAY 8, 2025
Today, VE Day is also Sir David Attenborough's birthday. The Guardian posted a feature by Patrick Barkham earlier in the week. He has had a remarkable life, and influenced the thinking of so many, while improving their knowledge of the world.
Life and Landscapes
MAY 8, 2025
Reggie Van Stockum and Skip Johnson at the 1830’s Cottage Iron Furnace on Cow Creek in Estill County, Kentucky. October 18, 2022 [link] #reggievanstockum The Life and Landscapes Blog Site is at: www.vanstockum.blog/lookin Also find me at: www.facebook.com/reggievanstockum www.instagram.com/reggievanstockum www.vimeo.com/reggievanstockum www.youtube.com @reggievanstockum1097 www.tiktok.com/@reggiesrealm Threads @reggievanstockum Bluesky @reggiesrealm.bsky.social Vimeo.com/user700850 , Spot
Political Science Now
MAY 8, 2025
Madison Spencer, George Washington University Madison Spencer is a rising senior at George Washington University majoring in political science. Throughout her academic career, she has strived for excellence, being a Presidential Scholarship and University Alumni Award recipient, earning honors in political science, and maintaining Deans List distinction for five consecutive semesters.
Anthropology.net
MAY 8, 2025
An Unexpected Legacy in Our Blood In a quiet bone lab in Copenhagen, researchers have traced a modern genetic shield against HIV to a single ancient ancestor—someone who lived thousands of years ago, near the shores of the Black Sea. The story of this mutation is not one of modern medicine alone. It's a story of migration, survival, and the biological cost of living together in large, sedentary communities.
Anthropology.net
MAY 8, 2025
Somewhere high in the Andean highlands, over 9,000 years ago, a young woman was laid to rest 1 with the tools of her trade: stone projectile points, scrapers, and bone-processing implements. Her burial was not an anomaly. It was a statement. And it’s forcing archaeologists to reconsider long-held beliefs about gender and labor in early human societies.
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