Category Archives: Anthropology

Getting Hip: Babies, Brains and Bipedality (BU Dialogues in Biological Anthropology)

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Adam Van Arsdale

I’m going to be here tomorrow afternoon. The folks at Boston University have a great thing going with this series. I participated in a discussion last Spring on the origin of Homo with Lee Berger, which was a wonderful experience. … Continue reading →

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More on why anthropology matters

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Adam Van Arsdale

Rex, at Savage Minds, makes some good points: Education for citizenship is a unique challenge because the world is a uncertain place, and solving the problems we face as a country is not like learning a recipe or performing rote … Continue reading →

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What is wrong with Anthropology

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Adam Van Arsdale

Considerable attention has recently been placed on the field of anthropology following comments from Florida governor, Rick Scott, questioning how vital anthropologists are to the state’s future. Students from the University of South Florida created this wonderful response, highlighting the … Continue reading →

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