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Survival International
We help tribal peoples defend their lives, protect their lands and determine their own futures.
activism, anthropology, politics saved by: lhalff more details ...
http://www.survival-international.org
Flickr pool: "Great Diagrams in Anthropology, Linguistics, and Social Theory"
A bunch of scanned (I assume) classic diagrams of anthropological and social-scientific concepts.
anthropology, cool, diagram, flickr, image, links, social_science, viatwitter saved by: nbr more details ...
http://www.flickr.com/groups/great_diagrams_in_anthropological_theory
Flickr: The Great Diagrams in Anthropology, Linguistics, & Social Theory Pool
anthropology, information design saved by: gahlord more details ...
http://www.flickr.com/groups/great_diagrams_in_anthropological_theory/pool
I Was There. Just Ask Photoshop. - NYTimes.com
As image-editing software grows in sophistication and ubiquity, alterations go far beyond removing red-eye and whitening teeth.
anthropology, culture, photography, software saved by: gahlord more details ...
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/17/fashion/17photo.html?ex=1376625600&en=f968dcd0c446477d&ei=...
Robin Dunbar and the Magic Number of 150
anthropology, articles, collaboration, evolution, groups, socialnetworking saved by: Kleverson more details ...
http://radio.weblogs.com/0107127/stories/2003/01/01/robinDunbarAndTheMagicNumberOf150.html
apophenia
n my world include: identity, context, social network sites, youth culture, social media, performance, Friendster, MySpace, Facebook. I use
anthropology, blog, blogs, culture, research, social, socialsoftware, twitterer, twitterer-zephoria, web2.0, More... saved by: hdunce and 2 people more details ...
http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts
Maurice Bloch: religion is a consequence of imagination
Maurice Bloch produces what sounds on first glance like a neo-Durkheimian theory of religion with a foundation in cognitive psychology. I need to look more closely at this.
anthropology, postfacebookclip, religion, research, social_science, theory, toread saved by: nbr more details ...
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn13782-religion-a-figment-of-human-imagination.html
Surviving: The Body of Evidence
anthropology, biology, evolution, history, science saved by: theleafs more details ...
http://www.museum.upenn.edu/survivingexhibit/index.html
Gin, Television, and Social Surplus - Here Comes Everybody
People asking, "Where do they find the time?" when they're looking at things like Wikipedia don't understand how tiny that entire project is, as a carve-out of this asset that's finally b...
2008, anthropology, collaboration, commons, consumerism, cooperation, creativity, crowdsourcing, culture, engagement, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.herecomeseverybody.org/2008/04/looking-for-the-mouse.html
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Chimps have 'sense of fair play'
Chimpanzees display a similar sense of fairness to humans, one which is shaped by social relationships, experts claim.They found that, like humans, chimps react to unfairness in various w...
anthropology, article, cooperation, psychology saved by: meryn more details ...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4207351.stm
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Predators 'drove human evolution'
The popular view of our ancient ancestors as hunters who conquered all in their way is wrong, researchers have told a major US science conference. Instead, they argue, early humans were o...
anthropology, article, cooperation, evolution, psychology saved by: meryn more details ...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4729050.stm
Paul H. Rubin - Evolution, Immigration and Trade - washingtonpost.com
As products of evolution, humans cannot help but be born with certain biases. But we are not condemned to this evolutionary programming; we can identify the biases and recognize when they...
anthropology, article, biology, economics, evolution, immigration, politics, psychology, trade saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/07/AR2007050700755.html
'Man The Hunter' Theory Is Debunked In New Book
You wouldn't know it by current world events, but humans actually evolved to be peaceful, cooperative and social animals.
anthropology, article, cooperation, evolution saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/02/050212190551.htm
hyperpeople » Blog Archive » Hyperpolitics
In the network era, the benefits of altruism can disproportionately outweigh the selection pressures of selfishness.
altruism, anthropology, article, pesce, politics, sociology saved by: meryn more details ...
http://blog.futurestreetconsulting.com/?p=41
Social Networks « The Situationist
Happiness spreads in networks. If your friend’s friend becomes happy, it ripples through the network and can make you happy.
2008, anthropology, article, behavior, christakis, culture, epidemics, happiness, influence, interdigitation, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2008/03/03/social-networks
apophenia: cultural sustainability
The idea of "cultural sustainability" is about companies whose actions offset the consequences of their presence (or disappearance).
2008, anthropology, article, boyd, business, capitalism, communities, culture, sustainability saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2008/03/08/cultural_sustai.html
The Hacker Milieu as Gift Culture
Gift cultures are adaptations not to scarcity but to abundance. They arise in populations that do not have significant material-scarcity problems with survival goods.
1998, abundance, anthropology, competition, cooperation, craftsmanship, culture, economics, essay, gift-economy, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://catb.org/~esr/writings/homesteading/homesteading/ar01s06.html
The Neurobiology of Play « Neuroanthropology
If a species’ social environments are complex and its foraging strategies are complex, there is likely a selective advantage for brains whose related pathways can work together in produ...
2008, anthropology, article, neuroscience, play, psychology, strategy saved by: meryn more details ...
http://neuroanthropology.wordpress.com/2008/02/17/the-neurobiology-of-play
Play and Culture « Neuroanthropology
Play is both individual and public, personal and cultural, generative in the double sense that Linger argues is important to future work in psychological anthropology.
2008, anthropology, article, culture, neuroscience, play, psychology saved by: meryn more details ...
http://neuroanthropology.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/play-and-culture
The Moken-traditional sea gypsies
anthropology saved by: gahlord more details ...
http://www.phuketmagazine.com/html/Andaman%20Region/Mergui%20Archipelago/The%20Moken-traditi...
Amazon Indians go high-tech to map their land - Science - MSNBC.com
Ten million acres of Amazonian rain forest have been charted in detail with the help of Indians toting handheld GPS receivers, as part of an effort to back up their land claims. By Alan B...
anthropology, demographics, maps saved by: gahlord more details ...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3077244
Jared Diamond: The Worst Mistake
agriculture as a step-backwards
anthropology, food, politics saved by: gahlord more details ...
http://www.awok.org/worst-mistake
Grow a glacier graphic
anthropology, environment, science saved by: gahlord more details ...
http://environment.newscientist.com/data/images/archive/2641/26412001.jpg
How do you grow a glacier? Make a boy and a girl glacier get it on - 60 Second Science
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http://www.60secondscience.com/archive/environment-energy-climate-news/how-do-you-grow-a-gla...
Japanese Roots | Human Evolution | DISCOVER Magazine
Just who are the Japanese? Where did they come from and when? jared Diamond
anthropology, linguistics saved by: gahlord more details ...
http://discovermagazine.com/1998/jun/japaneseroots1455
Central Control for Hominid Journey
anthropology, biology, science saved by: theleafs more details ...
http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/~reffland/anthropology/anthro2003/origins/hominid_journey/central...
Outpost: Human Origins @ nationalgeographic.com
anthropology, science saved by: theleafs more details ...
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/outpost
Anomalies & Enigmas Forum Library
anthropology, cool-sites, science saved by: theleafs more details ...
http://www.enigmas.org/aef/lib/archeo/askulls.shtml
Antiquity of Man
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http://www.antiquityofman.com/index.html