ONYX Review

We often think of evolution as something that happens in the distant past — a story written in fossils and bones. Yet human evolution continues, encoded not just in DNA but in data. Every message we send, every image we post, every trend we follow becomes a digital artifact — a new kind of fossil record. Anthropology, now paired with computation, reads this record to uncover how technology reshapes what it means to be human. Computational anthropology views humanity through b

We often think of evolution as something that happens in the distant past — a story written in fossils and bones. Yet human evolution is still unfolding, not only in our biology but in our culture, language, and technology. Anthropology helps us see this: that humanity’s story is not frozen in time, but alive in the choices we make and the systems we build. From the earliest toolmakers who chipped stones into blades to the digital architects designing virtual worlds, humans h

We often picture the ocean as a place overflowing with life and resources, yet beneath its surface lies a vast and urgent problem. Every...

On a calm morning, the sea appears timeless. Waves roll gently toward the shore, fish weave between coral structures, and the air is rich...