Berlin
I visited Berlin in early 2012. I did so partly on the recommendation of Michel Bauwens, whom I had met in late 2011, and whose opinion I value. Others had also advised a visit, and so off I went. I...
View ArticleNotes for those considering doing a PhD
I met someone recently who expressed interest in doing a PhD. Having gone through the process, I gave her some of my thoughts about what is involved, which I subsequently expanded on in an email. Since...
View ArticleSocial Bonding and Nurture Kinship – Available
My doctoral research is now available in paperback, as well as in electronic formats (PDF, ODT, EPUB). Please download and share (Creative Commons license). If you like to read hard copy, note that I...
View ArticleSocial Bonding and Nurture Kinship – Synopsis
The challenge: The debate (such as it is) about cultural versus sociobiological approaches to kinship in anthropology is a rather divisive issue… a clash between incommensurate paradigms, holding...
View ArticleA note to Evolutionary Psychologists: Why culture and science are two sides...
“There is no such thing as philosophy-free science; there is only science whose philosophical baggage is taken on board without examination.” (Dennett 1995) To those who would dismiss anthropology’s...
View ArticleBook hailed as “A landmark in the field of evolutionary biology”
An early journal review of Social Bonding and Nurture Kinship has described it as “a landmark in the field of evolutionary biology, which places genetic determinism in the correct perspective.” (Folia...
View ArticleAnthropologies as stories of life
I’ve recently reviewed Tim Ingold and Gisli Palsson’s Biosocial Becomings (2013) for Current Anthropology. The draft text of my review is reproduced here. (Please cite from published version, due June...
View ArticleJournal Reviews of Social Bonding and Nurture Kinship
Reviews of my book Social Bonding and Nurture Kinship continue to appear in a range of academic journals. Here are some recent examples (with links to the originals); An excellent piece of...
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