Michael Laxer
Seeing Red: Our Ancient Relationship With Ocher and the Color of Cognition
Extensive ocher use reflects the culture and cognitive abilities of early humans, who inherited an affinity for red from primate...
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Michael Laxer
- Feb 26
- 7 min
Outdated Narratives Have Humanity in a Downward Spiral—It’s Time to Tell ‘Stories for Life’
A short film and narratives project “Stories for Life” seeks to bring about the shift in culture that humanity needs to survive....
Michael Laxer
- Jan 16
- 5 min
Where Do Living Creatures Get Their Sense of Rhythm?
Ronan the Sea Lion -- image via screenshot By Marjorie Hecht The science of rhythm across species is a new and growing research field, as...
Michael Laxer
- Jan 4
- 6 min
A Compelling Theory to Explain a Key Trait of Modern Humans
Pinnacle Point, South Africa By Marjorie Hecht Paleoanthropologist Curtis Marean has developed a comprehensive explanation based on a...
Michael Laxer
- Oct 28, 2023
- 20 min
POOR Magazine Started With a Mother and Daughter Experiencing Homelessness and Grew Into a Movement
A mother and daughter in and out of homelessness founded a grassroots magazine in 1996, by and for people experiencing poverty. It grew...
Michael Laxer
- Oct 11, 2023
- 1 min
Daily LIFT #1053
Political and philosophical study group criticizing the reactionary fallacies of Confucius, woodcut, People's Republic of China 1976,...
Michael Laxer
- Sep 14, 2023
- 7 min
Ancient Roots: A Promising New Project to Organize Humanity’s Universal Heritage
An international group of researchers and data scientists are creating a comprehensive database of the world’s archaeological...
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