Research · History · Reporting
Real World
Humanistan is imaginary. These stories aren't. Explore the evidence behind the behaviors, rituals, relationships and institutions encountered in our fictional country.
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Culture & Memory
How traditions, stories and shared memories survive, change and sometimes disappear.
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Borders & Movement
The lines humans draw, the people those lines separate, and the reasons people move.
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Ritual & Belief
The repeated acts humans use to mark death, uncertainty, transition, obligation and meaning.
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Belonging & Identity
How people become a “we,” what symbols hold groups together, and what rivalry does to identity.
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Everyday Life
Ordinary human behavior that becomes surprisingly strange when examined closely.