In Other News: Matchmaker matchmaker make me a match!
I’ve been searching for so long and I’ve finally found him. The one. I think it’s right this time. Yes, everything is clearer now. He understands me and helps me understand myself. I will never feel...
View ArticleIn Other News: Anthropologists at War?
In a letter to Defense Secretary Gates in August, General, U.S. Army Commander Stanley Chrystal provided a multidisciplinary assessment of the situation in Afghanistan. In the commander’s summary,...
View ArticleIn Other News: Trending Topic: Veiling
The western view of veiling tends to be that it represents oppression of Muslim women, however many Muslim women who wear hijab say that this is not the case. Both men and women in different cultures...
View ArticleIn Other News: Jane Goodall
Yesterday I had the opportunity to meet renowned primatologist, anthropologist, and conservationist Jane Goodall. I volunteered to sell merchandise for the Jane Goodall Institute before and after her...
View ArticleIn Other News: Ardipithecus
There are a couple of ridiculous things about this picture. Aside from the overweight man slurping on a super-sized In-N-Out soda, the illustration (from the Economist) leads people to believe that...
View ArticleIn Other News: Animals have culture too
What is culture? Can animals have culture just as humans do? Although many anthropologists have come to accept the idea, this is still a topic of debate between many anthropologists and...
View ArticleIn Other News: Sudanese Conflict and the Nuer Tribe
This past week President Obama offered to reward Sudan if it joins the effort to bring stability to Darfur and South Sudan. This opportunity for Sudan comes with some criticism, because Sudanese...
View ArticleIn Other News: Microcredit and the Rich and Famous
I first learned about micro-credit during my first semester of college when Natalie Portman came to my campus and talked about her involvement with FINCA International. She urged students to use...
View ArticleIn Other News: Adventures in Ghana...Coming Soon
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View ArticleIn Other News: A Rememberence: Claude Levi-Strauss
I know it's been about 2 weeks, but I still thought I should make some mention of Levi-Strauss's recent passing. LA Times published a very well-written complete obituary.I first learned about...
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