Tea and Potatoes
Over the past few days I have been asking every teenager I have met what staple foods and drinks they would not be able to live without (not…
Tag: anthropology
Morgan Liu, “Under Solomon’s Throne: Uzbek Visions of Renewal in Osh”
Dr. Morgan Liu’s book, Under Solomon’s Throne: Uzbek Visions of Renewal in Osh (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2012) brings to light the life of ethnic Uzbeks living in the…
Does radically simple design always win?
Ajaz Ahmed’s premise is overly simple in his Guardian piece, where he argues that radically simple design always wins. Here are five simple reasons why his argument is…
Does radically simple design always win?
Ajaz Ahmed’s premise is overly simple in his Guardian piece, where he argues that radically simple design always wins. Here are five simple reasons why his argument is…
Does radically simple design always win?
Ajaz Ahmed’s premise is overly simple in his Guardian piece, where he argues that radically simple design always wins. Here are five simple reasons why his argument is…
Does radically simple design always win?
Ajaz Ahmed’s premise is overly simple in his Guardian piece, where he argues that radically simple design always wins. Here are five simple reasons why his argument is…
News Online
With it being so easy to find a news article online in a split second, you’d think that this was a great benefit of the technological advances of…
Applied Anthropology at the CBC
One of my most memorable consulting projects as an applied anthropologist was a job I did for CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) via Kaleidovision (now TerraNova Market Strategies). From…
Friending our four legged friends
What does a pregnant shire horse called Queenie have in common with a German hamster called Hans? Both are Internet webcam stars, in Hans‘ case for 10 years…
Friending our four legged friends
What does a pregnant shire horse called Queenie have in common with a German hamster called Hans? Both are Internet webcam stars, in Hans‘ case for 10 years…
Friending our four legged friends
What does a pregnant shire horse called Queenie have in common with a German hamster called Hans? Both are Internet webcam stars, in Hans‘ case for 10 years…
Friending our four legged friends
What does a pregnant shire horse called Queenie have in common with a German hamster called Hans? Both are Internet webcam stars, in Hans‘ case for 10 years…
Thesis Defended. Issue #2: Public Anthropology
A few weeks have gone by, flowers have bloomed, the snow is gone, and I’m far less agitated then I was immediately after the thesis defence experience. In…
The opinions of Professor Field are not the same as evidence from the field
Healthy living is commonly seen as a rational choice on the part of individuals. Indeed, Prof Fields’ outlook (click his name for a summary from the Herd blog)…