Religion has been causing conflict since 2000 years ago,anthropologists say ChristianToday This social tension caused by religion, however, is not a product of the modern world, according to a new study published on the journal “Current Anthropology.” In fact, researchers have concluded that religion has been causing conflict for over 2,000 Anthropologists overwhelmingly vote to … Read more
Paul Stoller’s Public Anthropology Turn Huffington Post Evidence that anthropology is taking a more public turn abounded at the annual conference of the AmericanAnthropological Association (AAA) in Denver last month. WesChester University’s Paul Stoller, a consistent presence on Huffington Post since 2010, … CFP: Best Annual Food Studies Conference! FoodAnthropology Here is the call for papers for … Read more
What Happened at #AAA2015: The Good, The Bad, and the Bibs Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology Last week, Denver welcomed about five thousand anthropologists to its Gilded Age (and Gilded Age revival) downtown for the massive anthropological blowout that was the Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association. So what were the main trends of … Read more
Terror in France and ISIS’ Revolution: Anthropologists try to see the whole picture antropologi.info – anthropology in the news blog (draft, post in progress) More surveillance, more bombs, more border controls, less democracy, less freedom: Europe is reacting hysterically after the deadly terror attacks in Paris one week ago. How to make sense of what is … Read more
Encrypting Ethnography: Digital Security for Researchers Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology (This invited post comes to us from Jonatan Kurzwelly. Jonatan is a a Ph.D. candidate in anthropology at the University of St. Andrews. You can email him atkurzwelly@mailbox.org . his PGP fingerprint is: 1B4B 89B4 DD31 B05E 949A E181 B51C CA99 2FD6 6382 -Rex) Imagine … Read more
of course this line of research always problematic for me… Danish People Are Genetically Programmed For Happiness The Danish are consistently ranked as the world’s happiest people, and a new study shows that the key may be found in their DNA Why is the grass always greener on social media? Scientific American (blog) The views expressed are those of the … Read more