Communication without Control: Anthropology and Alternative Models of Information at the Josiah Macy, Jr. Conferences in Cybernetics
Tag: Information
Earth, Air, Fire, Water, and Entropy: Internet and Synthetic Biology Pioneer Randy Rettberg’s Story on How Information Was Forged
Our first encounter with Randy Rettberg was somewhat surreal. Not that the others weren’t—the sui generis atmosphere is always present—but that first meeting was set in a scenario…
Handling Contested Truths in Times of Crises: Ghana’s COVID-19 Experience by Ignatius Suglo G.D
As the pandemic ravages the rest of the world, the casualty rate in Africa remains a mystery to those who predicted doom for the continent. Given African countries’…
The Invention of Infodemics: On the Outbreak of Zika and Rumors by Meg Stalcup
For Portuguese click here. For French click here. In December 2015, a Brazilian photographer with The Associated Press took a photo of four-month-old José Wesley being bathed in…
Gossip in the Aid Industry
For international aid workers, gossip is a means of navigating a complex industry and acquiring essential information. All we have to do now Is take these lies and…
Science as an Orientalizing Field
Science is a Western form of knowledge production and can be divided into three forms: 1) science as a set of methods for investigating the world we inhabit,…
Its Only an Evil Cactus if Donkeys Chase You: Ethics and Psychedelics with Hamilton Morris – This Anthro Life
When TAL first interviewed Hamilton Morris, it was shortly after he and his production team had finished season 1 of Hamilton’s Pharmacopoeia. Now, Morris has completed two seasons…
Science as a Structure of Violence
The study of human diversity and subsequent racialisation of people has been examined and critiqued but has escaped interrogation as an institution by which structural violence is enacted.…
Happy Anthropology Day from AnthroEverywhere!
A very happy Anthropology Day from us here at AnthroEverywhere! According to the American Anthropological Association, Anthropology Day is a day for anthropologists to celebrate their discipline and…
Happy Anthropology Day from AnthroEverywhere!
A very happy Anthropology Day from us here at AnthroEverywhere! According to the American Anthropological Association, Anthropology Day is a day for anthropologists to celebrate their discipline and…
Ethnography & Case-Study Research: Grey Literature
What is “grey literature”? Is this a term that you use in your work? Why does knowing this language matter? The first time I heard the term “grey…
Ethnography & Case-Study Research: Grey Literature
What is “grey literature”? Is this a term that you use in your work? Why does knowing this language matter? The first time I heard the term “grey…
Collaboration between Academics and Industry: Canhoto and Quinton
Are you an academic looking for ways to collaborate with industry stakeholders (or vice versa)? Check out a (relatively…) recent blog post on LSE Impact Blog detailing Ana…
Collaboration between Academics and Industry: Canhoto and Quinton
Are you an academic looking for ways to collaborate with industry stakeholders (or vice versa)? Check out a (relatively…) recent blog post on LSE Impact Blog detailing Ana…
Conferencing: Working the (Reception) Room Part II
Conferencing – Just can’t get enough! Here on #anthroeverywhere! we’ve got conference fever and we’ve been delving into topics all about conferencing. These topics include Writing better Conferen…
Conferencing: Working the (Reception) Room
#AmAnth17, CASCAinCuba, and SfAA 2018 Sustainable Futures meeting, oh my! Here at #anthroeverywhere!, we’ve used the last number of posts to cover various topics related to best and…
Conferencing: Contributing to the Conversation
Our past few posts have focused on tips for conference-goers, which are timely with the upcoming #AmAnth17 in November. To date we’ve shared some tips on Writing better Conference Abstr…
Writing better Conference Abstracts and crafting better Posters
We originally planned to write this post for grad students, but really, couldn’t we all benefit fit from learning a bit more about how to write a great…
The Packaging Anthropological Knowledge Part Two
As an anthropologist teaching technical communications, I often reflect on the merits of active, concise, and accessible communication styles that I didn’t learn while studying my undergraduate or…
Anthropology Blogs for the Affluent Tech-Thusiast?
Scientific American identifies its 9 million strong readership as educated and affluent adults. The magazine is #1 when reaching “tech-thusiasts” who they define as individuals who own and u…
Bullshit! Calling Bullshit in the Age of Big Data Syllabus
We came across this syllabus the other day and can think of many ways in which these open access materials and their analysis can be used in anthropology…
Bullshit! Calling Bullshit in the Age of Big Data Syllabus
We came across this syllabus the other day and can think of many ways in which these open access materials and their analysis can be used in anthropology…