Category Archives: Anthropology

Running for Science: Science for Running – The Complete Series

Posted on May 10, 2019 by Adam Van Arsdale

The 12-episode series is now a wrap! Thank you to everyone who helped in the process, both as a contributor and as a listener. This post is intended to bring together the whole series into a single, easily sharable post … Continue reading →

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Boston Marathon Training Update, new podcasts

Posted on March 27, 2019 by Adam Van Arsdale

The last time I updated my marathon training, things were going great. I had steadily increased my mileage, and by the end of January did my first half-marathon long run. Unfortunately, I pulled a muscle in my right leg in … Continue reading →

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Cleveland-bound! (Annual meetings of the American Association of Physical Anthropology, aka AAPAs)

Posted on March 27, 2019 by Adam Van Arsdale

I’m heading out at the crack of dawn on Friday for a quick two-day trip to this year’s annual meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropology meetings (AAPAs). Of note is that this may be the last AAPA meetings … Continue reading →

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Three papers: January 13-19, 2019

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Adam Van Arsdale

Three papers that caught my attention this week in the world of human evolution: * “Limits of long-term selection against Neandertal introgression.” Petr Martin, Svante Pääbo, Janet Kelso, and Benjamin Vernot It is now well-established the early “modern” humans (that … Continue reading →

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Running for Science: Science for Running – A podcast series and fundraising drive

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Adam Van Arsdale

I hinted in my post earlier this month that I had a number of exciting projects upcoming. One of them, I am proud to more formally announce today, and will go live next week. Introducing… Running for Science: Science for … Continue reading →

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New year, New Projects, Back to Blogging!

Posted on January 3, 2019 by Adam Van Arsdale

I am not a big fan of New Year’s resolutions, but I do welcome opportunities, arbitrary or not, to pause, reflect, and change direction. With the arrival of 2019, I am ready to jump back into the blogging world. This … Continue reading →

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Size, Science, and Scientific Truth

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Adam Van Arsdale

Jerry Coyne, evolutionary geneticist at the University of Chicago and author of several biological texts as well as texts on evolution and faith, started an argument about the politics of the left and science in a post titled, “The ideological … Continue reading →

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Being an ally

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Adam Van Arsdale

Yesterday I was asked to take part in a roundtable discussion on “How to be a good ally” at this year’s upcoming AAPA meetings, organized and hosted by the Physical Anthropology Women’s Mentoring Network. So I was feeling good about … Continue reading →

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You should go to Denver!

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Adam Van Arsdale

For the AAAs!This year’s annual meeting of the American Association of Anthropology will be in beautiful, Denver, Colorado, from November 18-22. As the Biological Anthropology Section program chair, part of my responsibility was to organize the symposia, papers, and presentations … Continue reading →

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Homo naledi, part 1

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Adam Van Arsdale

Paleoanthropology got front-page (above the fold!) coverage last week with the announcement and initial publication of Homo naledi, a new species of Homo, based on the large assemblage of hominin fossils recovered from the Rising Star Cave, South Africa, in … Continue reading →

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