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more about #anthropology more comments → cirocco: Is misspelling Manolo Blahnik's first name "Manohlo" some kind of in-joke? This is the second time Sadie's done it and I don't get it. more » KATE!: i just dont understand the need to validate inane gender stereotypes with this kind of psuedo-scientific, quasi-anthropological garbage. i mean, seri... more » rodmanstreet: And then humans discovered agriculture, which I assume translates into why celebrities don't shop; they just start their own lines. They're more adva... more » logruszed: I am awesome at shopping! more » BearDownCBears: I expect a blow-up over Chapter 10: "How to Bribe a Metal Engraver into Fabricating a Seal for a Birth Certificate" more » girlgonemild: My first reaction to this is majorly ambivalent-- I understand that university presses are in tough straits financially and have bottom lines to meet,... more » LucilleMcGillicuddy: it is such a shame she did not live long enough to see how she changed the world. can you imagine? more » HRHPants: Duke is in Durham, but her last name was Dunham. more » Callipegian: Same great cheekbones? Check. Same eyes? Check. Same awesome? Check check check. more » boxspelunker: I'll be sure to let the men in my life know that they are failures - it will surely prod them to jump 8 feet in the air with sorrow and manly rage! O... more » SUNNY1: "Neanderthal women, says McAllister, had 10% more muscle mass than modern European men" Yeah, but what about a real American man? Everybody knows tho... more » intime: How does this douche know that the guys running along the lake were chasing an animal - they could have been running AWAY from something that was chas... more » SparklyTempest: "Analysis of the footprints shows the men were running at about 37 kph (23 mph) along the muddy shore of a lake." Okay, (1) we have no evidence that ... more » LaMorenita: I initially read this as "MISANTHROPEologist ...." and I was all, 'eh? why would an anthropologist hate people?' ANYway, my real point is that wat... more » rixatrix: Wait, these women had 10% more muscle mass than the AVERAGE European male - and yet they could beat Ah-nold at armwrestling? Can't we assume he has mo... more » -
#anthropologie
Ancient, Modern Man Bad At Shopping
It's apparently all in the genes. Cue "Manohlos" joke right about now. Or better yet, don't: More » -
#familymatters
Duke Publishes Book By Obama's Mom
Ann Durham Soetoro was probably best known as Barack Obama's mom, but she was also a dedicated economic anthropologist. Thanks to Duke University Press, her dissertation on metalworkers in Indonesia will soon be available as a book. [PublishersWeekly] -
#modernmencantjump
"Manthropologist" Says Modern Men Are Sissies
In his book Manthropology: The Science of the Inadequate Modern Male, anthropologist Peter McAllister writes, "As a class we are in fact the sorriest cohort of masculine Homo sapiens to ever walk the planet." More » -
#itheedread
Research On Marrying Women Will Definitely Lead To Sweeping Generalizations
Perhaps in response to all the recent talk about the female imperative for mate-poaching - or perhaps coincidentally - today's "Science Times" brings a piece by Natalie Angier suggesting that women are also prone to serial marriage.
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#makelovenotwar
Nice Guys Do Finish First...
...Well, in one extremely specific anthropological study, anyway. More » -

