Estimating our ancestry is hard – because our backgrounds are much more mixed up than we thought. So don't take your DNA ancestry test results literally: they're just a prediction.
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A new survey of Canadian Jew suggests young adults are finding ways of remaining Jewish that are not principally religious.
An analysis of billions of words in the Google Books database shows the way society has valued moral principles such as compassion, respect for authority, community values and fairness over time.
As people have grown closer and more connected, the old definition of loneliness slipped away – and a new one has emerged.
Children in countries like South Korea and Russia are more obedient, while American kids tend to be more self-indulgent.
The Pilgrims repeatedly thanked God for their good fortune. But without two earlier developments, the entire undertaking at New Plymouth would have likely failed.
Ninety percent of psychology studies come from countries representing less than 15 percent of the world's population. Researchers are realizing that universalizing those findings might not make sense.
At 90 years old, the Tyne Bridge shows how a practical piece of infrastructure can become an integral part of a city's culture and identity.
Africans have steadfastly responded to oppression through culture.
Stone working is one of the most successful technologies used by humans, from 3.3 million years ago to the present day. So don't think its "primitive".
We sometimes see memory as a video camera, recording our lives accurately and without bias – but this is a myth. Instead, our childhood memories are intricately shaped by our family and culture.
Recent developments mean that touting on an industrial scale could become more difficult.
What turns a seaside resort into something altogether more glamorous? One word can change the fortunes of a whole region.
Be sceptical when it's claimed that a language has 'no word for X' or '50 words for Y'.
Culture plays a role in forming a child's identity, conversational style and memory. This has many implications for how to deal with children, from school to the judicial system.
The "Haida manga" by Indigenous artist Yahgulanaas opens a graphic dialogue between the different cultures of the Pacific Northwest and East Asia.
How did civilization emerge from small groups of hunter-gatherers? Some archaeologists focus on cooperation as the vital ingredient – and find evidence for it in the form of feast-related artifacts.
The Great Exhibition of the North is putting paid to tired stereotypes of the region – but now, the North itself is becoming divided.
Judge acknowledges attack on rough sleeper's home, after he and his belongings were urinated on by a drunk passer-by.
When covering Africa, Bourdain rejected the monolithic way media outlets have historically depicted the continent's diverse cultures and populations.
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Professor of Creative Arts, Flinders University
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Director, Institute of Cultural Capital, University of Liverpool
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Lecturer of Game Design, RMIT University
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Professor of Psychology, University of Melbourne
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Professor of Communication and Media Studies, Loughborough University
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Associate Professor and Principal Fellow (Hon), University of Melbourne
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Contract Faculty, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University; SEDRD Adjunct Professor, University of Guelph
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Professor of Anthropology and Executive Dean of Arts, Nelson Mandela University
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Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University
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Professor, Business School, University of Sydney
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Honorary Principal Fellow, University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in Human Geography, University of Wollongong
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Director - Australia India Institute, University of Melbourne
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Distinguished Fellow, Australia-India Institute, University of Melbourne
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Alice Gorman is a Friend of The Conversation.
Senior Lecturer in Archaeology and Space Studies, Flinders University
