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A biweekly look at recent stories on anthropology and practicing anthropologists in the popular media The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has its doubts about the book Primates of Park Avenue, which claims to provide an anthropological view of moms of New York’s…

A biweekly look at recent stories on anthropology and practicing anthropologists in the popular media Anthropologist Scott Atran addressed the United Nations Security Council on ISIS’ success in recruiting. You can read the highlights (and see a link to the…

A biweekly look at recent stories on anthropology and practicing anthropologists in the popular media Salon covers Fareed Zakaria’s defense of a liberal arts education on The Daily Show and includes a video clip. Rick Scott is probably sorry he…

A biweekly look at recent stories on anthropology and practicing anthropologists in the popular media In the discussion of female circumcision we often hear the perspective of unwilling participants who seek to escape this tradition, and of course the Western…

A biweekly look at recent stories on anthropology and practicing anthropologists in the popular media If you enjoy telling people they’re wrong, you’re going to love this article, which contradicts popular wisdom regarding hip width and locomotion. This research calls…

A biweekly look at recent stories on anthropology and practicing anthropologists in the popular media Music communicates a lot—next time you’re watching a movie, pay attention to the way music directs its audience.  But research conducted by anthropologist Nathalie Fernando…

A biweekly look at recent stories on anthropology and practicing anthropologists in the popular media Two anthropologists argue that most violent crime is committed within the boundaries of moral behavior as defined by the perpetrators. The media are calling it…

A biweekly look at recent stories on anthropology and practicing anthropologists in the popular media Anthropologist Hugh Gusterson speaks frankly about American torture in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Ruth Behar shares her personal experience with the rift between…

A biweekly look at recent stories on anthropology and practicing anthropologists in the popular media Inside Higher Ed reported on the AAA’s annual business meeting, during which a resolution opposing the academic boycott of Israel was soundly defeated. The organization…

A biweekly look at recent stories on anthropology and practicing anthropologists in the popular media The New Republic gives us the in-depth article The Science of Suffering, which discusses PTSD as experienced by different groups of immigrants and their children…

A biweekly look at recent stories on anthropology and practicing anthropologists in the popular media Food Anthropologist Elizabeth Bennett started Fruitcycle after visiting an orchard and seeing all the fruit left to rot on the ground. Her company takes fruit…

A biweekly look at recent stories on anthropology and practicing anthropologists in the popular media Technology Wired provides a fascinating comparison between India and the U.S. that exposes the weird sexism of the American tech industry. PSFK talked to an…