Nellie’s green lipped mussels #MeadCompetition
One Wednesday afternoon, about four years following my family’s migration from Israel to New Zealand, I was gripped by a […]
A Hero of Solitude #MeadCompetition
The person I wish to present in the following, a 72-year-old man named Herman, has withdrawn from almost all human
From the Ivory Tower to Open Classrooms to #ModernDayMargaretMeads
Empowering the Next Generation of Digital, Public Anthropologists In Yorkshire, England with a backdrop of bleating sheep and patchwork fields,
Illogical Objects and What they Tell Us #MeadCompetition
Most objects in our households have a purpose. They clothe, seat, feed or transport us. Some object do extra duty;
The Biological Fallacy of American’s Race Problem #MeadCompetition
I love my hometown of Baltimore, Maryland. I’m sure you’ve heard about Baltimore lately, with its sagging school system, serving
The Transformation of One of New York City’s Most Famous Squats #MeadCompetition
The notorious C-Squat has become a kind of “house society” in which people are tied together by their connection to
An Option with no Choice? The Role of Preventive Technologies in (Dis-)Locating a Malaria Epidemic
In August 2016, during a science-meets-policy summit in Kampala’s famous Serena Hotel, a presentation on the (in-)effectiveness of so-called long-lasting
Locating Care within the Nascent Infrastructure: Renal Dialysis in Thailand
When new epidemics hit us, calls for infrastructural development are renewed. More investment in hospital facilities, medical staff and the
Arabian Medical Genetics: Of Rare Disorders and Decreasing Oil Rent
Medical genetics has long gone global. From WHO recommendations and travelling bioethics experts and DNA samples, to disease-related Facebook groups
Embryos on the Move: Transnational Networks of Surrogacy
Gestational surrogacy is a reproductive technology where embryos are produced ‘in-vitro’ in a laboratory and subsequently implanted into the uterus