With few exceptions, ancient humans painted the same 32 geometric signs in caves all over Europe over a 30,000-year timespan. Paleoanthropologist Genevieve von Petzinger asks: What were they trying to say to each other—and to us? youtu.be/hJnEQCMA5Sg

Our culture tends to overlook the importance for us to cultivate meaning in our lives. Denise Winn, a psychotherapist and journalist, illustrates how crucial it is to do so: whether as a pathway to survival, mental health, or seeing the bigger picture. bit.ly/3jTvbQi

Community health workers (CHWs) play a vital role in global healthcare systems, but challenges placed on their work are putting strain on the communities they serve. bit.ly/4lStAWm

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As ice patches and glaciers melt in Norway’s mountains, ancient artefacts that were once lost on the snow are now emerging, having been frozen for millennia. Norway is at the forefront of this emerging field of research, called glacial archaeology. 1/2

With thousands of artifacts discovered, the country claims more than half of the planet's glacial archaeology findings, according to Espen Finstad, who co-leads the Norwegian program, called 'Secrets of the Ice.' youtu.be/lM3EL94UKDM

Statistics, whether in the service of advertising or politics, don't just hide the truth—they guide your mind to a particular version, or interpretation, of it. bit.ly/4k7Q5EY

In 'God 4.0', Robert and Sally Ornstein combine ancient teachings with modern science to come up with a new psychology of spiritual experience. This book explores what it means to go beyond our ordinary perception of reality, and to understand why, throughout human history,

Economists have long used forecasting and predictions to approach the unknown. But the accuracy of such crystal balling is more often flawed than not—and for a variety of complex and interrelated reasons. Our latest from the Field Notes. bit.ly/3HglSFy

“Today, extreme political positions and polarization are on the rise… Yet, as much as we can see others being manipulated or blindly caught up in the herd, we are often oblivious when it happens to us.” humanjourney.us/blog/beyond-ea…

The idea of multiple personalities is often associated with severe clinical conditions, but we are all affected by a smaller version of this phenomenon which pays high dividends to understand and bring under greater control. Our latest from the Human Journey blog.

When groups demand excessive conformity, they negate some of their greatest assets: dissenting views and a diversity of perspective. Group decisions—and the avoidance of mediocrity—hinge upon collectives drawing on their ‘cognitive diversity.’ bit.ly/3iLz6hA

As artificial intelligence grows in leaps and bounds, so too does the idea that “the robots are taking over”. But as Ella Jane Mortensen writes, the dangers of AI may lie as much in their impact on our minds and culture. Our latest from the Field Notes. bit.ly/4n0CyRY

There is consensus that one common parent language spawned all tongues in the Indo-European language group—spoken by over 3 billion people. But that parent language, Proto-Indo-European, is known more through inference than direct evidence. Our latest post from our Field Notes

Decades after Ornstein and Ehrlich published ‘New World New Mind,’ arguing the need for “conscious evolution”—for humanity to deliberately up its game—are there any indications we are heeding their call? Or is it simply: new world, same mind? humanjourney.us/.../new-world-…

In his book ‘The Righteous Mind’ social psychologist Jonathan Haidt shows how the moral judgements that determine our contending politics arise not from reason, but from gut feelings. He also explains why each side is actually right about many of its central concerns.