Design: cycles and heroes
Bill O’Connor was kind enough to send me an early comment on my recent blog post on Design and the corporation. He has given me permission to reproduce…
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Fleeting friendships and community for Carnival
The institutionalisation of atomistic individualism over the need and necessity of social groups and relations – seen through Carnival It has become impossible today to describe the …
(How) Do Anthropologists Celebrate Valentine’s Day?
As an anthropologist, the first thought that comes to mind as we approach an upcoming holiday is typically, How do they celebrate this holiday in X?—X being a…
The Medium is the Message: A Lesson in Engaging Stakeholders in the UX Research Process
From designers and information architects to researchers and strategists, user experience practitioners must pay attention to the methods by which they communicate their ideas. As Marshall McLuhan fir…
Lezing: Over de grens – Politiek, islam en activisme in Nederland
Naar aanleiding van het rapport Eilanden in een zee van ongeloof – Het verzet van de activistische daʿwa in België, Nederland en Duitsland spraken onderzoekers, activisten, en vertegenwoordigers…
Identity under pressure: New Overheating book in the making
How does global capitalism influence our relations with other people and our perceptions of who we are? How do people cope with rapid changes in their surroundings? Which…
"New perspectives instead of more facts!"
A Superman cartoon was able to bring some movement to the polarized immigration debate. What can social scientists learn from this?
Seminar: Arctic fish-fishers-fisheries: scientific and local knowledge convergence
February 16-17 2015, Thule room, Arctic Centre Arctic Centre (University of Lapland, Rovaniemi) organizes 3rd workshop in the series ‘Arctic Ocean and coastal communities’ on February 16-17, 2015.…
Call for Papers, AAA 2015
Call for Papers for Executive Session Submission: Policing, Estrangement, and Social Inequalities: Denaturalizing Law Enforcement and Police-based Governance 2015 American Anthropological Association …
Call for Papers, AAA 2015
Call for Papers for Executive Session Submission: Policing, Estrangement, and Social Inequalities: Denaturalizing Law Enforcement and Police-based Governance 2015 American Anthropological Association …
Links & Contents I Liked 137
Hi all, As I was complaining on facebook about all-male panels I have to admit that my virtual panel of development commentators is also highly imbalanced this week…
Rezension „Interkulturalität und Ethik – Der Umgang mit Fremdheit in Medizin und Pflege“ (Hg.: Michael Coors, Tatjana Grützmann & Tim Peters, 2014)
Eva Jansen Welche Rolle sollte das Thema „Migration“ bei der Entwicklung universeller ethischer Prinzipien in Krankenhäusern spielen? Inwiefern ist es sinnvoll, kulturelle Hintergründe der Pati…
‘Colloquial Malay’
I bought Colloquial Malay, the book I'm using to study Jawi, for £3 at a second-hand bookshop in Oxford. I want to say a few words about it…
Outfitting the modern cat
The fascinating Hauspanther web page inventories many of these high-style cat consumer goods, arguing that: “good design can enhance the way we live with cats, improving o…
The Addiction Algorithm: An interview with Natasha Dow Schüll
EM: Can you tell me a little bit about your book? NDS: I was in the first cohort of the Robert Wood Johnson Health & Society Scholar postdoctoral program.…
Jawi Script
I'm learning classical Malay (that is to say, the language used in Melaka and the Malay world at the time of the Portuguese conquest) and I'm starting with…
What I’ve been reading lately: the not-so-weekly digest (#5)
Presenting another installment of a collection of most-highly-recommended articles and websites that shaped my thinking throughout the past few weeks on the following topics: design, research, busines…
Common Brain Mechanisms in Mental Illness
An important new meta-analysis of brain imaging research came out this week in JAMA Psychiatry, “Identification of a Common Neurobiological Substrate for Mental Illness” which highlights t…
Paleo-Ernährung: Steinzeit mal anders
Im Zusammenhang mit der Steinzeit sind es vor allem archäologische Funde oder Studien über das Wirtschaften der Jäger und Sammler, die uns Stück für Stück zeigen…
Well-Being in the World
3. Well-being is limited. No one can live a perfect life. If you accept some of the limitations that life has presented, as
Well-Being in the World
3. Well-being is limited. No one can live a perfect life. If you accept some of the limitations that life has presented, as
Well-Being in the World
On these dark and dreary February days the news has been hard to stomach. The brutality of videotaped ISIS executions has been gut-wrenching. In the Ukraine there’s no…