Our eyes, gestures, and tone bring us together in a more profound way than words alone. It’s why we look hopefully toward the return of in-person, face-to-face connection. I've just finished reading ...

I've just finished reading Dan Everett's account of his life among the Pirahã people of the upper Amazon, called, Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazon Jungle. Everett has ...

Is it not possible that the article on the Piraha people of the Amazon overlooks the possibility of historical explanations for the current state of this particular group’s language and culture (18 ...

Two studies that appear in the August/October 2005 issue of Current Anthropology challenge established linguistic theories regarding the language families of Amazonia. New research by Dan Everett ...