Rights of the dead and the living clash when scientists extract DNA from human remains Chip Colwell Anthropology, Science & Medicine, Society & Culture The remains of a 6-inch long mummy from Chile are not those of a space alien, according to recently reported research. The tiny body with its strange features – a pointed head, elongated bones – had been...
from Eating Soup Without a Spoon: Anthropological Theory and Method in the Real World Jeffrey Cohen Anthropology, Science & Medicine The following is an excerpt from Jeffrey Cohen's book Eating Soup Without a Spoon, available from University of Texas Press. Maria and I are sitting on the stairs of the porch of our house in Santa Ana del...
On Being Alive and the Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test Nicolas Rasiulis Society & Culture Being Alive by Tim Ingold As summer is reawakening many of us from our winter slumber, we are drawn to the outdoors for a well-earned breath of fresh air. Reading Being Alive is a perfect complement to an...
Becoming-Plant in Indian Ocean Worlds: Lines, Flows, Winds, and Water Julie Laplante Medicine, Science & Medicine, Society & Culture Our faces are stretching. Taking a step forward takes up all our strength. We cling on to the rock walls to pull ourselves forward. We are at one of the edges of the Indian Ocean at the southern tip of...
To Err is the Errand of Our Canoe-Trip Quest Nicolas Rasiulis Society & Culture Dipping The Paddle Canadian cities, like most cities, are noisy with cognitive distractions like advertisements, cacaphonies of competing sound, smells that make many of us dislike breathing. But...
Four Months Spent Living with the Dukha Reindeer Herders Made Me a Better Anthropologist—and Person Nicolas Rasiulis Society & Culture What is it like for an anthropology student to live with Mongolian Dukha reindeer herders?
