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In defense of science

We are deeply concerned by the Trump administration’s move to gag scientists working at various governmental agencies. The US government employs scientists working on medicine, public health, agriculture, energy, space, clean water and air, weather, the climate and many other … Continue reading

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Finalizing my course on poverty…

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

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The new (wonderful) Dmanisi skull

A new paper on the newest skull from the Lower Paleolithic site of Dmanisi (Georgia) is out in Science this afternoon (Lordkipanidze, et al. 2013)1 (the accompanying Science news story, from Ann Gibbons, is here). This is a spectacular specimen … Continue reading

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Field research experience web survey

From colleague Julienne Rutherford: Dear Colleagues, Kate Clancy, Robin Nelson, Katie Hinde, and I are conducting a survey to learn about people’s experiences conducting field research, including some topics that are less often addressed. At this juncture we have >400 … Continue reading

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Thank you San Francisco, AAAs

I will hopefully have several posts over the next week or so recapping some of my experience at the AAAs, and particularly our session yesterday afternoon. The panelists and discussants for our session all delivered great talks that, by happy … Continue reading

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Live at the AAAs, Friday

9:00pm – The afternoon was a blur of meetings, business and personal. Heading to the Michigan alum + friends function in a bit, then off to bed to get ready for my session tomorrow. 12:00 – Q and A wrapping … Continue reading

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Upcoming AAA meetings

I apologize for my blog silence of late. It has been a busy few weeks of writing. Later this week I am headed to the AAA meetings in San Francisco, however, and I will try to provide some updates on … Continue reading

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Weekend wag the dog(s): The canine trisomy

Our two dogs were joined by a third this week, as we took in my mother-in-law’s dog while she tries to get over a case of bronchitis. When walking our two dogs, their leashes regularly become intertwined and untwined from … Continue reading

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New year, new site banner

In honor of my 1-year blogging anniversary, I have changed the site header. The old photo was a picture taken looking out over the Eastern slope of the Tugen Hills region, in the Central Rift Valley of Kenya. I tagged … Continue reading

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One-year blogiversary

A year ago today I went live with the blog, putting up a post titled, “What is wrong with Anthropology,” written in response to Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s calling out of the field: This blog is in some ways my … Continue reading

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