‘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…
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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…
The visible lessons of Invisible Children- #globaldev critique in the viral age (in response to Paul Currion)
I largely disagree with Paul Currion’s post The invisible lesson of Invisible Children at IRIN News-even though I like their new approach to add more critical commentary to…
Introduction to Anthropology Course 2015
For my 2015 Introduction to Anthropology course, I am excited to be getting a first look at the 3rd edition of Anthropology: What Does It Mean to be…
Biracials speak out!
Some biracial people have corporeal features that distinctly signpost their mixed heritage to others. These individuals are likely to receive the staple repertoire of “questi…
The “Ow” of Pain
New research claims that saying “Ow” really can ease the pain. Why am I skeptical? Or, rather, why am I skeptical that this works globally? For one thing,…
Social Media Tips for Birth Pros
My first tip for Birth Professionals is to Use Social Media! Social media is used by a growing number of men and women of reproductive age, so it…
Social Media Tips for Birth Pros
My first tip for Birth Professionals is to Use Social Media! Social media is used by a growing number of men and women of reproductive age, so it…
Social Media Tips for Birth Pros
My first tip for Birth Professionals is to Use Social Media! Social media is used by a growing number of men and women of reproductive age, so it…
Social Media Tips for Birth Pros
My first tip for Birth Professionals is to Use Social Media! Social media is used by a growing number of men and women of reproductive age, so it…