
Modern Lessons From a Lost Language
Krystal D'Costa is an anthropologist working in digital media in New York City. You can follow AiP on Facebook.

Modern Lessons From a Lost Language

Cleveland Rocks

A Right to Be Clean: Sanitation and the Rise of New York City's Water Towers

Decoding the Art of Flirtation
A lingering look. A coy smile. Standing just a bit too close. An accidental brush. How do you flirt?

This Is Your Brain on Disney

Confession: I'm Not Such a Reluctant e-Reader Adopter (Anymore)

Spin Cycle: The Social Realm of the Laundromat
Laundry becomes important because having clean clothes is a sign of social status. It places you within the boundaries of being socially acceptable.

Speakeasy Smoking? The Making of a Stigma
Fifty years ago, smoking was a matter of preference. (Didn't all the cool kids do it?) Today it's a vice. Smoking has been moralized; and it has gained a heavy social value that we use to judge smokers and leverage to try alter their behavior.

The Story of Grand Central Station and the Taming of the Crowd
The hustle and bustle that characterizes this space is more than a chaotic scramble to get somewhere, however: Grand Central Station represents an early exercise in New York City's history to contain and tame the Crowd.

Likability: Revisiting The Psychology of Liking

Standards of Healthcare in Your Medicine Cabinet
What story would your medicine cabinet tell about you?

Libraries and e-books

The Cultural Legacy of Postage
Stamps have a national history as well as a personal one.

One Year on the Scientific American Blog Network
I started writing AiP in 2009. I was writing for you, Readers, of course. But I was also writing for me. Why? Kate Clancy said it best, Blogging is a selfish endeavor, a desire to be heard.

Talking With Our Hands: The Significance of Gestures

Deconstructing Rituals of Reconciliation

Anthropological Finds at ID Day

Editor's Selection: Excavations, Hurricanes, and Bonobos

Why do we hurry to wait?
How do you wait?

Editor's Selections: Colors and Stuttering

What Other People Think About Us Matters Here's Why

Editor's Selections: Absolutes, Profile Pictures, and Parking Spaces

Editor's Selections: Political Economy and the Grave, and Uniform Colors

Anna Post on Managing Our Digital Spaces