Six Coffees
Check out this article on six different kinds of coffee in the Middle East on Middle East Eye.
Plants that Keep the Bad Vibes Away
A special issue on “Phyto-Communicability” will be coming out in the journal Ethnos at the end of this year. I contributed a …
#ExistenceOnSearch: Multispecies encounters and knowledge dialogue at the in-between space
Este contenido está disponible en español aquí. #BecomingBioDiverse Photograph by Felipe Villegas. Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt. Image …
Weeds don’t exist in the wild: What can that tell us about humans?
Each so-called weed, after all, has a remarkable story to tell. Each is the product of millions of years of evolution. Each …
The decadence and depravity of Biosphere 2
Biosphere 2 is an Earth systems research facility on occupied Tohono O’odham land (in so-called Oracle, Arizona, just north of Cuk Ṣ…
Medicinal Plants of the Rogue Rivers at Grand Ronde, 1858
When the tribes got to the reservation in 1856, the federal Indian agents were then 100% responsible for feeding them and caring …
Anthro/Zine Highlights: Student Report from Bali
Now in its second year of publication, Anthro/Zine is the undergraduate companion to Anthropology Now. Each new issue, published under a Creative …
Flora of Qatar
For anyone interested in photographs of the flora of Qatar, there is a fine website produced by Dr. Alexey Sergeev. You can …
Marco Polo on Sago (Metroxylon sagu)
There is no single authoritative edition or manuscript detailing Marco Polo's travels. The consensus is that the first editions of what …
Some more zany anthropology stuff
I've been trying to carry on the discussion over at Savage Minds on the post I highlighted the other day, but …
Spooky Nonsense on Domestication
I subscribe to an anthropology blog called Savage Minds – you can find it in my sidebar, I've been reading it …
‘Remarkable Plants’ by Bynum & Bynum, ‘The History of Central Asia’ by Baumer
It was my birthday last week, so I've got some new books to read, including volume two of Christoph Baumer's The History …