New publication!

'Protecting Workers?' offers an exploration of how the South Asian region has weathered the COVID-19 pandemic, an ensuing debt crisis, and their profound impact on workers’ lives across the region. The volume is edited by Kanchana N. Ruwanpura and Wilfried Swenden. It's freely available in #openaccess at: https://doi.org/10.33134/HUP-36

#work #SouthAsia #economics #pandemic #sociology #anthropology #developmentstudies #areastudies #politicalscience #humangeography #scholarlypublishing

Neanderthals survived on a knife's edge for 350k years

https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/53044541

THE WORLD, A SPRAWLING TESTIMONIAL TO HUMAN FLEXIBILITY

Learn how cultural evolution, not just biology, allowed humans to adapt and spread from Africa to all parts of the world.

#HumanEvolution, #CulturalAdaptation, #HumanMigration, #OutofAfrica, #Anthropology

https://newsletter.tf/how-culture-helped-humans-spread-globally/

Humans spread across the globe thanks to culture, which allowed them to adapt faster than biological changes. This is different from other animals.

#HumanEvolution, #CulturalAdaptation, #HumanMigration, #OutofAfrica, #Anthropology
https://newsletter.tf/how-culture-helped-humans-spread-globally/