manvir singh

institute for advanced study in toulouse

manvir.singh@iast.fr // manvir.manvir@gmail.com

curriculum vitae

writing

popular pieces & essays

For academic publications, see the research page.

The shamanification of the tech CEO

The shamanification of the tech CEO

The idea of primitive communism is as seductive as it is wrong

The idea of primitive communism is as seductive as it is wrong

It’s easy to blame mental health issues on tech. But is it fair?

It’s easy to blame mental health issues on tech. But is it fair?

Is coping with PTSD harder for US soldiers?

Is coping with PTSD harder for US soldiers?

The Guardian, 2021

Beyond the !Kung

Beyond the !Kung

The power of prohibition

The power of prohibition

Kulturaustausch, 2021

Psychedelics weren’t as common in ancient cultures as we think

Psychedelics weren’t as common in ancient cultures as we think

The cute critter rewriting our understanding of prehistory

The cute critter rewriting our understanding of prehistory

Atlas Obscura, 2020

Is marriage over?

Is marriage over?

Violence and the Inuit

Violence and the Inuit

The New York Review of Books, 2019

People suspected of witchcraft are still being persecuted and killed

People suspected of witchcraft are still being persecuted and killed

What makes the sympathetic plot a universal story type?

What makes the sympathetic plot a universal story type?

Modern shamans

The Conversation, 2019