Tag Archives: anthropology as science

Creating scientific knowledge within an evolutionary framework

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Adam Van Arsdale

In my class today, we are talking about how you create knowledge regarding human evolution. We will discuss, in brief, how we know what we know about the world around us. In that context, we will talk about how scientific … Continue reading →

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A blog (and model) to follow

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Adam Van Arsdale

If you have not already seen it, you should check out (bookmark, subscribe to the RSS) Haldane’s Sieve. Not only does it have a great title, but it is an amazing resource for discussions of contemporary evolutionary and population genetics … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day: Hypothesis testing and science

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Adam Van Arsdale

Hypothesis-driven science is a mechanism for constructing compelling, publishable narratives, most of which are wrong. – Daniel MacArthur, Mass General geneticist, writer and blogger, via Twitter …And as it should be when done correctly. Paleoanthropology, perhaps owing to the special … Continue reading →

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AAA science session

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Adam Van Arsdale

Audio recording of the session is available via the AAA blog

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Science and the Ring Species of Anthropology

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Adam Van Arsdale

I am sitting in the Montreal airport on my way home from this year’s AAA annual meetings. I spent most of my time at these meetings conducting interviews, thus missing much of the actual “action” at the meetings. One of … Continue reading →

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