history of anthropology
Understanding numbers as cognitive technology
The Whorf hypothesis says language shapes human thought. A small indigenous group with few number words puts the idea to the test.
![Dominoes with colorful dots](/content/images/size/w1460/2022/09/dominoes-mike-haupt-unsplash.jpg)
Darwin witnessing the plagues of European colonization
He described the destruction of Indigenous peoples as the result of a “mysterious agency” but saw the evidence of infectious disease firsthand.
![The sailing ship H.M.S. Beagle with a small craft bearing dark-skinned people](/content/images/size/w1460/2022/01/hms-beagle-wikipedia.jpg)