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 More Than Bones: Connecting with Humanity Through Science
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More Than Bones: Connecting with Humanity Through Science

When people hear that I host forensic anthropology workshops for children, their first question is often: "How do you teach death to kids?" The short answer is — I don't.Read More

 Why Bother Blogging in 2025 AD?
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Why Bother Blogging in 2025 AD?

I would also argue that the increasing fragmentation and volatility experienced on social media platforms like Instagram, X, TikTok, etc. have more people longing for richer, more cohesive, and unified spaces and experiences. Read More

 5 Things I’m Doing Differently This Time…
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5 Things I’m Doing Differently This Time…

I’ve been doing this awful thing called “networking,” and have had to endure deep conversations about online presence. The surprisingly tortuous part of these chats is that it’s helped (forced) me to acknowledge Read More

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Here’s a Non- Anthro Freebie! Fall Recipe Card Download

I love the fall season! It’s my favorite time of year. I find that when autumn rolls around my go-to de-stressing activities surround crafting or baking. Yesterday, I found myself a bit on the Read More

 Paget’s Disease of the Bone
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Paget’s Disease of the Bone

Paget's disease is a disorder that affects that bone remodeling process. The bones that are affected will begin producing new bone faster than it should, and the new bone is usually not quality.Read More

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Download Free March For Science Posters

I designed a few signs that you are welcome to download and use! These posters are optimized for 18×24 inches and are in PDF. I’ll continue to add more as I think of them. Awesome Read More

 The Bones of Fortune: Enslaved In the Cabinet
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The Bones of Fortune: Enslaved In the Cabinet

In the early years of medical practice, it would not have been uncommon for a doctor to have skeletons and other kinds of human remains and soft tissue preserved in their labs and offices. In Read More

 Reflections on 2016
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Reflections on 2016

In that moment, battered, bruised, limping on one leg, head raised, the hero goes towards the beast, for they have "already come through what they've come to." As do I walk towards 2017...Read More

 It’s time for the 2016 Gift Guide
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It’s time for the 2016 Gift Guide

I assembled a few of my favorite things that I purchased/ wanted this year! It’s not a comprehensive list of awesome, but definitely my top picks! I’ll post more of my faves on Read More

 On Media, Memes, Mickey Mouse and Shared Experience
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On Media, Memes, Mickey Mouse and Shared Experience

"While Disney utilizes every media tool and technology to create a very specific cultural experience that evokes the same reaction no matter where you are in the world, Mickey Mouse has also become a symbol Read More

 The Remains of Russian Soldiers of WWII
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The Remains of Russian Soldiers of WWII

Photos by Dmitri Lovetsky A group of Russian volunteers searching a river bank outside St. Petersburg found the remains of five Soviet soldiers who had died while defending the city during World War II. http://Read More

 [Fun App Alert] I Created a Video Game!
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[Fun App Alert] I Created a Video Game!

…And it was so easy and awesome!! Codarica is a Swedish/ American female led startup that creates apps that are designed to teach computer science fundamentals to kids. “We wanted to build an educational product Read More

 Japanese art of Hikaru Dorodango
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Japanese art of Hikaru Dorodango

Buck the Cubicle series from P2 Photography American, Bruce Gardner, was motivated to learn Dorodango, a Japanese art form in which soil and water are shaped into a delicate shiny sphere. The word doro-dango translates Read More

 But is it human, though?
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But is it human, though?

I get news alerts every day all day about a variety of headlines pertaining to anthropology, science, culture and, specifically, skeletal remains. The other day, my friend was watching one of those ‘CSI’, ‘Bones’ types Read More

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Peeps Magazine! An Anthropology Mag for Non-Anthros!

Last June, I did a post on this magazine, and since then they have launched AND are working on the next issue. Have you checked it out yet?! Order Issue One here! I wanna know Read More

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