Review: Beyond The Hoax
Beyond the Hoax: Science, Philosophy and Culture, by Alan Sokal (New York: Oxford University Press, 2008, ISBN 978-0-19-956183-4, 465 pp. Paper $24.95. The “Hoax” in […]
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Vampire Forensics: A Book to Sink Your Teeth in
Vampire Forensics presents the lore and myth of vampires with an eye for science, particularly anthropology, psychology, physiology and, more to my liking, archaeology. I […]
Robert J. Braidwood: More Than Just One Man
You can’t study prehistoric archaeology without encountering the name Robert J. Braidwood. An innovator of archaeological method and inquiry, Braidwood pioneered new ways of investigating […]
The Greatest Show on Earth has a Sneak-Peak
Richard Dawkins’ new book, The Greatest Show on Earth: the Evidence for Evolution, is due to hit the shelves on September 22nd but he’s written […]
Czech Biologist or Ethnographer?
He’s a biologist, but from the posts I linked to below, Vojtech Novotny reads like an ethnographer. It just goes to show you, when it […]
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Reviewing an Ethnography
I recently had the pleasure of reading Ruth Benedict’s The Chrysanthemum and the Sword, an ethnography done in an experimental style just at the end […]
Video: Dawkins vs. McGrath
I reviewed Alister McGrath’s book, Dawkins’ God: Genes, Memes, and the Meaning of Life over a year ago and have been waiting ever since for […]
Egyptology Online Karnak and Avaris
The Near Eastern Studies department of Johns Hopkins University is scheduled to roll out an educational website on January 19, 2007 titled Hopkins in Egypt […]
Science Blogging Anthology Now in Print
Open Laboratory: The Best Writing on Science Blogs 2006 has been published and is available for purchase and download at Lulu. For those of you […]
Book Review: Dancing Skeletons, an ethnography
Dancing Skeletons: Life and Death in West Africa Author: Katherine A. Dettwyler Publisher: Waveland Press, Long Grove, IL Year: 1994 On average, about 17 children […]