Author Archives: Adam Van Arsdale

About Adam Van Arsdale

I am biological anthropologist with a specialization in paleoanthropology. My research focuses on the pattern of evolutionary change in humans over the past two million years, with an emphasis on the early evolution and dispersal of our genus, Homo. My work spans a number of areas including comparative anatomy, genetics and demography.

Reason #3 to enroll in 207x

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Adam Van Arsdale

Continuing my series on the top 10 reasons to enroll in Anthropology 207x (Introduction to Human Evolution), which officially begins on May 6th…. Previous entries: #10 Origin stories are captivating. Scientific origin stories can be unifying. #9 It’s open and … Continue reading →

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Reason #4 to enroll in 207x

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Adam Van Arsdale

Continuing my series on the top 10 reasons to enroll in Anthropology 207x (Introduction to Human Evolution), which officially begins on May 6th…. Previous entries: #10 Origin stories are captivating. Scientific origin stories can be unifying. #9 It’s open and … Continue reading →

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Reason #5 to enroll in 207x

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Adam Van Arsdale

Continuing my series on the top 10 reasons to enroll in Anthropology 207x (Introduction to Human Evolution), which officially begins on May 6th…. Previous entries: #10 Origin stories are captivating. Scientific origin stories can be unifying. #9 It’s open and … Continue reading →

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Reason #6 to enroll in 207x

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Adam Van Arsdale

Continuing my series on the top 10 reasons to enroll in Anthropology 207x (Introduction to Human Evolution), which officially begins on May 6th…. Previous entries: #10 Origin stories are captivating. Scientific origin stories can be unifying. #9 It’s open and … Continue reading →

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Reason #7 to enroll in 207x

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Adam Van Arsdale

Continuing my series on the top 10 reasons to enroll in Anthropology 207x (Introduction to Human Evolution), which officially begins on May 6th…. Previous entries: #10 Origin stories are captivating. Scientific origin stories can be unifying. #9 It’s open and … Continue reading →

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Reason #8 to enroll in 207x

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Adam Van Arsdale

Continuing my series on the top 10 reasons to enroll in Anthropology 207x (Introduction to Human Evolution), which officially begins on May 6th…. Previous entries: #10 Origin stories are captivating. Scientific origin stories can be unifying. #9 It’s open and … Continue reading →

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Reason #9 to enroll in 207x

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Adam Van Arsdale

Continuing my series on the top 10 reasons to enroll in Anthropology 207x (Introduction to Human Evolution), which officially begins on May 6th…. Previous entries: #10 Origin stories are captivating. Scientific origin stories can be unifying. Reason #9 – It … Continue reading →

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Reason #10 to enroll in 207x

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Adam Van Arsdale

With the re-launch of Anth 207x (Introduction to Human Evolution) just 10 days away, I wanted to highlight some of the reasons you should consider enrolling in the course. Each day between now and May 6th, the start date for … Continue reading →

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Finalizing my course on poverty…

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Adam Van Arsdale

What have I missed in my syllabus? (click link below for preliminary syllabus) Anth314S15

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#BioAnth at AAA: the meeting within a meeting

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Adam Van Arsdale

Last week the American Anthropological Association held their annual meetings in Washington, D.C. This is the largest gathering of anthropologists in the world, this year topping 7,000 registered attendees. But of this large group, only a small fraction are members … Continue reading →

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