Day: April 1, 2017

Parochialism in full gear. Turkish courts act against Booking.com and Periscope

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Some kind of trade complaints are used as pretexts to limit these global brands’ usage for citizens of Turkey… Turkey bans Periscope Turkey Purge–4 hours ago A Turkish court has banned all services of Periscope, a live video broadcasting platform owned by Twitter popularly used by opposition Court orders preventive suspension of Booking.com activities in Turkey … Read more

#anthropology roundup: “The Ethical Battle Over Ancient DNA…

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The Ethical Battle Over Ancient DNA SAPIENS by Michael Balter A new controversy has arisen over recent scientific analyses conducted on ancient Native American remains that were uncovered in the 1890s at Pueblo Bonito, an archaeological site located in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. Andrew Kearns/Flickr In February, scientists published a critically important contribution to our understanding … Read more