Looking forward to see you there and here about new results! Which session(s) are you in!?

Exactly my problem with recent humans as well!

Sure, and your opinion is absolutely valid. This is not an in-field consensus though and browsing through recent papers, modern human is still everywhere. Also, I think we need to be careful distinguishing between a valid academic discussion (what even means "modern"?!) and scientific communication.

Happy to share my perspective! I do think that some in my field don't like the term (in general "modern/modernity" has some issues - with some people discussing this all the way to Bruno Latour) but there is no consensus to not use it.

From my point of view, from inside the field, I still use modern humans (though I don't like 'archaic' humans!) and I think science writers etc. can and should still use it. "Sapiens" really looks odd! Who said or told you that you shouldn't?

Fantastic, congrats! Will get a copy for myself :)