Anthro in the news 3/3/14
Parents beware: Don’t talk to your kids online As reported in The Globe and Mail (Canada), Danah Boyd, cultural anthropologist, Microsoft researcher, and professor at New York University, recommends...
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Los Angeles rediscovers Carlos Castaneda Castaneda made it to the cover of Time Magazine. Cultural anthropology icon of the 1970s, and subsequently discredited, Carlos Castaneda rises again. The Los...
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Flooding on the Marshall Islands. Source: Getty Images. Climate change, blame, and moving on National Public Radio provided commentary by anthropologist Barbara J. King of William and Mary on “the...
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Myanmar Advanced Leadership Institute on Climate Change for Government Officials and Civil Society Leaders Building Inclusive Climate-Smart Resilience from the Ground Up featuring Mr. Roger-Mark De...
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When: Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm Where: Wilson Center, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania, Ave., NW, 6th Floor Board...
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Beyond pabulum: Make the IPCC relevant through social science research In an excellent article published in Nature, political scientist David G. Victor calls for expansion of the IPCC...
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Seeking Angelina lips The Globe and Mail reported on the growing use by women in Canada of cosmetic surgery, pointing to a look that is called “richface.” The article includes insights from Alexander...
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Enset is a survivor when other plants die. credit: DW/J. Brewer A traditional African food crop is money in the bank An article in Deutsche Welle described the importance of enset, a staple crop in...
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Sidney Mintz: Founder of the anthropology of food Cultural anthropologist Sarah Hill, associate professor at Western Michigan University, published an article in the Boston Review detailing the work...
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