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Monthly Archives: February 2013
DNA is not “the 21st century fingerprint”
SCOTUSblog has a great recap of oral arguments this week at the Supreme Court in the case of Maryland v King (docket 12-207). At issue is whether or not the state, in this case the Maryland police, have the right … Continue reading
Posted in Genetics
Tagged DNA identification, forensic anthropology, genomic law, legal anthropology, Maryland v King
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Biological Anthropology fieldwork experiences
I have linked previously to Kate Clancy’s discussion of sexual harassment and field work in anthropology. This is an important, though often unspoken, issue within anthropology. Particularly for those subfields that have group, field-site focused research, “the field” is a … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Archaeology
Tagged fieldwork, paleoanthropology, primatology, sexual harrasment
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Differing ends of the class size spectrum
I am currently in a bit of an interesting situation regarding my own teaching. For the first time since arriving at Wellesley I am teaching a senior-level seminar (with a focus on personal genomics). By Wellesley standards, the 19 students … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Teaching
Tagged MOOC, online education, pedagogy
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Interesting pedigrees
I am in the midst of examining and grading an assortment of personal pedigree assignments for my personal genomics course. It is always interesting to see the complexity of reality, particularly reality in a place that has considerable diversity in … Continue reading
Good advice
Given the recent chatter about reviving Neandertals, I think this is sage advice: