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hands This is why most people are right-handed David Pescovitz
rest in power "Anarchist Anthropologist" David Graeber, credited with coining "The 99%," has died Thom Dunn
it's miller time A 1953 colloquium pondered the question "Did Man Once Live By Beer Alone?" Clive Thompson
in post-soviet russia voice assistant assists you The Russian equivalent to Alexa is a "good girl" but not too friendly, and is totally OK with wife-beating Cory Doctorow
principal-agent problems David Graeber's "Bullshit Jobs": why does the economy sustain jobs that no one values? Cory Doctorow
Bureau of Land Management Native American tribes vie for control of ancient remains found in Idaho's high desert plains Séamus Bellamy
aztecs Watch how to turn obsidian into a razor-sharp blade Andrea James
anthropology World's oldest smiley face drawing found on a jug from 1700 BCE David Pescovitz
hacker anthropology Limn 8: a social science journal issue devoted to hacking Cory Doctorow
grocery stores Why people don't return shopping carts David Pescovitz
it was breitbart not /b/ No, the meme-slinging alt-right Pepe worshippers didn't win the election for Trump Cory Doctorow
foresnics Forensic anthropology examines skeletons found in archaeologist's home Andrea James
anti-authoritarianism Why are hackers so political? Cory Doctorow
ethnography An ethnographic interview with an AI Cory Doctorow
mp3s Listen: Hacker Anthropologist Biella Coleman on the free software movement and big business Cory Doctorow
anthropology White House contends with AI's big social challenges, July 7/NYC Cory Doctorow
ethnography Healthcare workers prioritize helping people over information security (disaster ensues) Cory Doctorow
anthropology Beautiful animation about human origins David Pescovitz
homo naledi Meet Homo naledi, the distant ancestor you never knew Xeni Jardin
psyops End of the United States' "weaponized anthropology" program David Pescovitz