The World Has Lost Its Harmony
Something’s not right in the world. In the US, Hurricane Harvey produced 54 inches of rain that flooded Houston and much
Something’s not right in the world. In the US, Hurricane Harvey produced 54 inches of rain that flooded Houston and much
Something’s not right in the world. In the US, Hurricane Harvey produced 54 inches of rain that flooded Houston and much
BY STEVEN DASHIELL Graduate school has in many ways blessed me with what I call a researcher’s eye, or the ability to view the world in an ethnographic…
There are two DNA ads running at the moment. They illuminate the art of advertising today. The first is called Testimonial: Livie and it’s for AncestryDNA.com. This is…
As another fieldwork season comes to a close and classes, sabbaticals, and more ventures into the field begin, anthropologists are unpacking and repacking their bags. Anthropology News wants to know…
Asks this article: https://www.raconteur.net/business/is-the-future-of-retail-humanless The answer is: ‘it depends’. Human-less customer interaction might never fly in cultures where personal contact i…
Asks this article: https://www.raconteur.net/business/is-the-future-of-retail-humanless The answer is: ‘it depends’. Human-less customer interaction might never fly in cultures where personal contact i…
Hi all, If you happen to be in Tallinn, Estonia early next week, I’d love to catch up at and around the DigitalisingDevelopment event which I will be…
Bees may not be as orderly as their image suggests, and that’s a good thing for flowering plants — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Ah, fake news. As a phenomenon, its truthiness is both fascinating (from an epistemological perspective, at least) and highly troubling (from the perspective of anyone who cares about…
Savage Minds welcomes guest blogger Sally Applin Hello! I’m Sally Applin. I am a technology anthropologist who examines automation, algorithms and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the context of…
The small city of Hazard, Kentucky, rests in the heart of Appalachia. David Stephenson/Associated Press This article was originally published at The Conversation and has been republished …
I arrived in Guantanamo Bay in late August, nearly sixteen years after the murders of my partner and brother-in-law, to attend the pre-trial hearings of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed…
A few weeks ago, Nivedita Kar interviewed me for the New Books in Anthropology Podcast. The episode just went online yesterday. In our conversation, we discussed some of…
If you expect to be in the Washington DC area between October 26 and 28 you may want to consider attending the Third Annual Smithsonian Food History Weekend.…
The AAA Internship Program is funded through generous contributions from our members. To make a donation and support the future of this program visit our website. Palmyra Jackson So…
After several years in the headlines, the U.S. opioid crisis has been in the news this summer as the federal government debates its status as a national emergency.…
The gendering of spaces changed the way people could relax in their homes — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Widespread human alteration of the planet has led many scholars to claim that we have entered a new epoch in geological time: the Anthropocene, an age dominated by…
Nothing better epitomizes the content-free showmanship of President Trump’s governing style than the White House Rose Garden ceremony he held in May after the House passed their version…
Re-posted from “Considering Money Stuff” on Socializing Finance. Money is the most commonly circulating art form. At the same time, payment objects are unstable and excessive, frequently t…
Breaking Rocks is a volume of the Dislocations series published by Berghahn Books, a series closely associated with Focaal and FocaalBlog. The immense dislocations and suffering caused by…
Genetic detectives discover surprising findings about our evolution by studying saliva What does a protein in our spit called MUC7 that all of us have – but most…