Within the past several years, prenatal testing has significantly advanced, developing numerous methods of non-invasive prenatal testing such as examining fetal cell-free DNA in maternal blood. These …
ANU’s Crawford School is hosting the Annual Australasian Aid Conference 15-16 February, where I will present a paper of safe migration governance in relation to development aid strategies.…
My latest articles and interviews: When Trudeau met Trump: Canadian exceptionalism, American envy (2/13/17) — Globe and Mail It’s already happened here (2/9/17) — The Baffler The Pre…
A brief digest of food and nutrition-related items that caught our attention recently. Got items you think we should include? Send links and brief descriptions to dberiss@gmail.com or…
Karl Polanyi (1886-1964) is difficult to summarize. A patriotic citizen of his native Hungary, he spoke German at home and identified with German intellectual culture. He was a…
Contemporary version of a blue-eyed doll Source: covermyfb dolls in international relations The Japan Times published an op-ed by Hirokazu Miyazaki, professor of anthropology at Cornell University and…
…oder die Geburtsstunde der Ethnologie als wissenschaftliche Disziplin Wie kam es dazu, dass Ethnologie zu einem Wissenschaftsfach an den Universitäten wurde? Nun, anfangs war die Ethnologie bzw…
The Anthropology Timeline is a massive undertaking to chart the history of the discipline of anthropology. The timeline is an interactive site that charts anthropology’s history along two…
by Hannah Loosley The sequel to the 50 Shades of Gray film, 50 Shades Darker, came out last Friday, 10th February. The franchise has encouraged people to be…
Wir möchten hier gerne auf ein unterstützenswertes Projekt hinweisen: Ziel des interkulturellen Mentorings ist, Schülerinnen und Schüler mit Migrationshintergrund bei ihrer persönlichen und schulische…
SWANA – the Solid Waste Association of North America is now offering FREE membership to full-time college and university students.
Following up on Felix Girke’s review of Rogers Brubaker’s book #trans, this #reviews week is dedicated to more new publications that explore #gender at the intersection of a…
Sky burials (or celestial burials, as they are also called) are the burial rites of choice for the Tibetans. After a member of the community has died, the…
Judith Butler has written that “resistance is the mobilization of vulnerability,” arguing that precariousness animates action. This suggests that rather than a state of docile subjugation, vulnerabili…
From the Great Wall of China to Hadrian’s Wall to the New Amsterdam Wall on Wall Street to the Wall defended by Castle Black, walls have a long-standing…
Dia de los Muertos- Day of the dead Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a tradition and holiday that originates in Mexico, but is…
The human cadaver has different meanings based on context, and these meanings dictate differential treatment of the cadaver. How has this phenomenon manifested throughout history? Classical Era Post-…
The Idea Professor Sergio Canavero wants to be the first surgeon ever to perform a head transplant. He claims that this could happen within the next year and…
Will you have help digging out after a snowstorm or are you the one offering help? — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Andrew Brandel has organized an extraordinary and diverse set of commentaries on Nayanika Mookherjee’s The Spectral Wound: Sexual Violence, Public Memories, and the Bangladesh War of 1971 (Duk…
I am no longer updating this blog. After 5 years, a book, and who knows how many thousands of pictures, this project has come to an end. Follow…
I am no longer updating this blog. After 5 years, a book, and who knows how many thousands of pictures, this project has come to an end. Follow…