» Are People Projecting Racist Stereotypes Onto Squirrels?
11/05/24 06:00 from SAPIENS
Researchers refute a popular idea that black-furred squirrels behave more aggressively than gray ones—and suggest the myth stems from some… The post Are People Projecting Racist Stereotypes Onto Squirrels? appeared first on SAPIENS .

» Smaller food makers and independent grocers bear brunt of distributors' fees. Bigger grocery stores have the advantage.
11/05/24 12:40 from The Rural Blog

» New report reveals that U.S. child care workers are 'paid less than animal caretakers and dressing room attendants'
11/05/24 12:50 from The Rural Blog

» White v. White?
04/03/20 03:03 from Invisibilia
A city council candidate says he's black. But his opponent accuses him of being a white man pretending to be black. If race is simply a social construct and not a biological reality, how do we determine someone's race? And who gets to de...

» Therapy Ghostbusters
09/23/22 03:00 from Invisibilia
In San Jose, California, a community clinic was stumped as to why their clients were seeing ghosts. This week, a story about grappling with ghosts of our past and one clinic's attempt to heal intergenerational trauma.

» How Water Insecurity Impacts Women’s Health
10/23/24 06:00 from SAPIENS
Anthropologists and local activists in Indonesia and Peru uncover links between water scarcity and gendered violence, and work together to… The post How Water Insecurity Impacts Women’s Health appeared first on SAPIENS .

» Eat The Rich
04/22/21 03:00 from Invisibilia
Invisibilia explores a social experiment with money, focused around a contentious topic: reparations. What happens when you demand white people give up their wealth?

» Freedom Diving
09/30/22 03:00 from Invisibilia
After months of working from home and retreating from the world, Kia Miakka Natisse is stuck - in her house, and in her head. In an attempt to break out of the funk, she's searching for wisdom at the bottom of the ocean with South Africa...

» Harvest Song
10/28/24 06:00 from SAPIENS
A poet-anthropologist celebrates relatedness across difference in a poem that honors the festivals of Navratri, Durga Puja, Kali Puja, Day… The post Harvest Song appeared first on SAPIENS .

» This small town's residents battled over a giant data center campus. It's a drama happening across rural America.
11/08/24 11:55 from The Rural Blog

» 'Child care is unaffordable for families and not profitable for businesses.' Some communities will vote on changes.
11/01/24 11:55 from The Rural Blog

» Sixty-nine percent of Americans are worried about the 2024 presidential election, but there are steps to reduce stress
11/15/24 14:40 from The Rural Blog

» How Colonialism Invented Food Insecurity in West Africa
11/12/24 06:00 from SAPIENS
Archaeological evidence and Oral Histories show people in what is today Ghana lived sustainably for millennia—until European colonial powers and… The post How Colonialism Invented Food Insecurity in West Africa appeared first on SA...

» A Little Bit Pregnant
09/16/22 03:00 from Invisibilia
This week on Invisibilia, could the rebrand of a familiar pill open up a new way to control fertility in a post-Roe America?

» Looking back, looking forward
12/20/23 07:45 from anthro{dendum}
The blog may be shutting down, but I’m not! I started blogging in 2001 and my personal blog, Keywords, is still going strong. Check out this recent post about the movie Killers of the Flower Moon. I’ve also started a newslett...

» Friends with Benefits
10/21/21 14:47 from Invisibilia
A lot of us think that it's a bad idea to get physical with friends. We worry it'll get messy, maybe even ruin the friendship. But if physical intimacy between friends weren't so taboo, what could our friendships look like? In this episo...

» Thank You!
01/25/24 08:39 from anthro{dendum}
Dear Readers, Over the years, some of us (the past and present members of the collective that runs this blog) have been fortunate enough to meet some of you. We say fortunate, because such encounters have always been positive. Many of yo...

» Playing Rock, Paper, Scissors Across the Red-Blue Divide
10/17/24 06:00 from SAPIENS
As toxic polarization deepens in the U.S., some global conflict prevention experts are now addressing political violence at home. An… The post Playing Rock, Paper, Scissors Across the Red-Blue Divide appeared first on SAPIENS .

» Hardwood logging in Appalachia is 'hanging on by a thread.' China, tariffs and U.S. economics all play a part.
11/01/24 11:50 from The Rural Blog

» Unraveling a “Ghost” Neanderthal Lineage
10/22/24 06:00 from SAPIENS
Remains in France found by archaeologists and geneticists suggest at least two lineages—not just one—of late Neanderthals in Europe. This… The post Unraveling a “Ghost” Neanderthal Lineage appeared first on SAPIENS .

» Two Heartbeats A Minute
04/10/20 03:03 from Invisibilia
The strange story of an unlikely crew of people who band together to take on one of our largest problems using nothing but whale sounds, machine learning, and a willingness to think outside the box. Even stranger, several of the world's ...

» The Chaos Machine: An Endless Hole
04/29/21 18:47 from Invisibilia
Yowei gets a tip about Russian trolls in Stockton, California and falls down a hole of swirling conspiracy theories. At the center is a scrappy, controversial website that has become one of the most popular sources of local news in town....

» The 2023 Anthropology Blog Resurvey Project #2
12/14/23 20:01 from anthro{dendum}
Well, by now most of you have heard the news that this blog is closing down. That whole conversation was happening in the last couple of months, but really something that we’d been talking about for the past few years. Back in 2021 we al...

» Invisibilia Takes Control
09/06/22 03:00 from Invisibilia
2022 feels like walking a tightrope. We're grappling with control of our bodies, our time, the direction of our country - while trying to not spin out and just doomscroll. So this season, Invisibilia takes on control. The narratives we h...

» Do You Remember Who Spoke at Your Commencement?
04/04/23 03:00 from Inside Higher Ed | Blog U
Does it matter who speaks and what they say?

» Poop Friends
10/28/21 14:26 from Invisibilia
Sh*t happens. So why is it so hard to talk about? This week, the ways that poop divides and binds us in our friendships.

» Recommended Formats Statement: Updates for 2024-2025
07/09/24 14:00 from The Signal
The Library of Congress has published the 2024-2025 Recommended Formats Statement. Updates, all captured in a Change Log, include support for digital accessibility features as a criterion for evaluating digital formats, an FAQ to address...

» Advising Day
04/04/23 03:00 from Inside Higher Ed | Blog U
An idea worth stealing.

» A Friendly Ghost Story
09/16/21 19:48 from Invisibilia
It's one of the most common and infuriating friend mysteries out there - a friend disappears into thin air. But where do these ghosts go? And why are we so haunted by them? If you or someone you know may be considering suicide, contact t...

» Highlights From a Transfer Report
04/07/23 03:00 from Inside Higher Ed | Blog U
Some welcome good news.

» Study looks at American gun ownership: A firearm can make owners feel safer, but it can also increase anxieties
11/08/24 11:35 from The Rural Blog

» Power Tools
10/07/22 17:45 from Invisibilia
Bad bosses. Obnoxious coworkers. Unfair compensation. There are so many reasons people feel disempowered in the workplace. But how can our feelings about power enable or disrupt the larger dynamics we hate at work? This week, Yowei Shaw ...

» Therapy, with Friends
11/04/21 17:07 from Invisibilia
Would you ever consider going to therapy with a friend?Two best friends who call themselves brothers were drifting apart, so they asked psychotherapist Esther Perel to help — and we listened in. This episode was recorded in collaboration...

» Defying the odds, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez appears close to 2nd term in the House; she wants Democrats to change
11/15/24 11:45 from The Rural Blog

» The Chaos Machine: Wrathful Lord
05/06/21 14:40 from Invisibilia
The man behind 209 Times is not who you'd expect. In Part 2, co-host Yowei Shaw discovers the website's surprising origin story, and ends up at the frontlines of a revolt against the mainstream media and a fight over who gets to own the ...

» The Reluctant Immortalist
03/16/20 03:03 from Invisibilia
Daniel Martinez discovered the unthinkable: a creature that breaks one of the most fundamental laws of life. In the wake of his discovery--which has been widely confirmed by the scientific community--all kinds of people have thrown thems...

» Quick hits: Growing local rye for bourbon; winter's delights; farm radio plays on; a new way to support local journalism
11/12/24 13:23 from The Rural Blog

» American Slow Radio
06/12/21 03:00 from Invisibilia
Let's get slow. Producer Abby Wendle picks up the gauntlet that was thrown down in the last episode " The Great Narrative Escape ." Sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride.

» The Friendship Season
09/14/21 11:53 from Invisibilia
Friendship gets the Invisibilia treatment.

» A snapshot of Trump's Pennsylvania win: Most rural voters stuck with Trump, and some major metro voters went red
11/08/24 11:50 from The Rural Blog

» Tested (Ep 2): Questions of a Physical Nature
08/22/24 12:21 from Invisibilia
We go back almost 100 years, to the beginning of women's inclusion in elite sports. It turns out that men had an odd variety of concerns about women athletes. Some doubted these athletes were even women at all. And their skepticism resul...

» Revisiting Love and Lapses: A Conversation with Code Switch host B.A. Parker
12/15/22 21:01 from Invisibilia
Sometimes the holidays are filled with the people you love. Other times, they're marked by an absence. In this special holiday episode, new Code Switch co-host and former Invisibilia producer B.A. Parker tells a story about family, loss ...

» Why Worry?
04/05/23 12:26 from Inside Higher Ed | Blog U
8 reasons to worry about higher education’s future.

» Marketing Is a Code Word
04/04/23 03:00 from Inside Higher Ed | Blog U
Marketing is a go-to solution but sometimes masks deeper issues.

» Lost Faith in Higher Education
04/03/23 22:24 from Inside Higher Ed | Blog U
Either education fulfills a promise or it doesn't. Right now, it doesn't. We shouldn't be surprised that faith has been lost.

» Hidden Portals Family Day Mask-making Workshop
07/08/24 12:09 from The Signal
The following is a guest post by Library of Congress Innovator in Residence Jeffrey Yoo Warren. You can read more about his residency project, Seeing Lost Enclaves, in previous blog posts and on the experiment page. This past May was a b...

» Sunset
12/13/23 07:25 from anthro{dendum}
Dear readers, We are sorry to say that after eighteen years, we are going to be shutting down this blog at the end of the year. We will write a longer farewell post later on, but we wanted to announce that we are closing this site and pr...

» Driverless tractors are already operating on some U.S. farms. Automation offers benefits, but farm workers worry.
11/01/24 11:45 from The Rural Blog

» The holidays can be emotionally difficult for many people. Here is a 'prescription' to help navigate the season ahead.
11/15/24 11:35 from The Rural Blog

» Opinion: Many Americans didn't like either candidate for president, but maybe there's a better way to choose
11/12/24 13:03 from The Rural Blog