Back to the old categories approach, with thanks to my student Casey Dolezal for help. So top of the list, then anthropology and writing for a broader public, mind, a nature/culture mix of anthropology, health, and finally some good stuff on addiction at the end.
Top of the List
Sharon Begley, The Depressing News about Anti-Depressants
Prozac Nation needs to face the data – anti-depressants don’t work as well as we thought, especially for more mild cases of depression (no better than placebos in the meta-analysis)
Michael Greenwell, Howard Zinn – 1922 to 2010
The “radical historian” Howard Zinn is remembered.
Lorenz, Pecha Kucha – The Future of Presenting Papers?
Papers presented the Pecha Kucha way – a visual speed presentation – is becoming more popular. Papers are not read but instead shown on a screen in 20 images, displayed for twenty seconds each.
Natalie Angier, Abstract Thoughts? The Body Takes Them Literally
The NY Times gets embodied!
Rosa Golijan, A Virtual Jam Session
Very cool music video – a rap/jazz fusion – put together by people playing virtually together
Kirstin Butler, Reading the Red Book
Carl Jung’s lifework now published and reviewed
Eric Taub, The Web Way to Learn a Language
A useful overview of how to learn a language online
Writing and Anthropology’s Public Presence
Chris Kelty, Why Is There No Anthropology Journalism?
A call to report more queries, debates, and findings from anthropology
Neuroanthropology 