The Social Science of Piracy

Museum History

Founded in 1900, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science traces its origins back more than a hundred years to one man's efforts and a little log cabin tucked away in the mountains.

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Art and Archaeology on the Gunnison River

This leisurely 31-mile trip through the Escalante and Dominguez Canyons is a summer delight. Enjoy hiking, secluded swimming holes, and numerous ancient Indian petroglyphs.

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July 11, 2011
For most of us, the word "pirate" conjures up Hollywood images of larger-than life characters like Blackbeard, who prowled the waters of the Atlantic nearly 300 years ago during the Golden Age of Piracy. But guess what? Piracy still thrives today and it's nothing like what you've seen at the movies. In this Science Bite, Museum scientist Marc Levine takes an anthropological look at piracy and considers how social and political issues have driven piracy throughout history.