Caitrin Lynch and I try very gently to talk about why automation needs to be thought about very carefully before adopting it as a solution for any social dilemma: cacm.acm.org/opinion/an-a...

SAW's Exertions published a discussion of my recent book a few days ago that the indomitable Carrie Lane organized. There is no better gift to give an author then this kind of generous engagement: saw.americananthro.org/book-forum--...

I keep thinking that Trump and Musk are changing what it means to be pro/life --- it is now profits over life

The most hopeful take on why Trump's current actions show his weakness that I have seen yet: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...

I thought this was such a useful take on what DEI programs are actually doing at universities, and what it means to ban them: www.newyorker.com/news/fault-l...

Just in time for the inauguration: newlinesmag.com/argument/lab...

I think faculty are thinking too small when we talk about academic freedom. Wwe should fight for intellectual freedom in all workplaces. Go big! academeblog.org/2024/12/18/i...

I thought maybe a different take on Trump's appeal might be interesting to read -- so just posted a discussion about my new book on the CaMP anthropology blog: campanthropology.org/2024/11/11/i...

For academics -- mid career fellowship: www.isrf.org/funding-oppo...

I am almost finished reading contentious pandemic US school board meetings for an article. I finally came across an anti-masker mentioning Thomas Paine. So far, the historical figures anti-maskers mention have been: Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, and Nelson Mandela. I am so befuddled by this.

“No one is teaching your kids to be gay,” a teacher named Alyssa Marano said at the meeting. “Sometimes, they just are gay. I have math to teach. I literally don’t have time to teach your kids to be gay.” newrepublic.com/article/1768...