#Impostersyndromesoreal
On imposter syndrome and the difficulties of creativity in a culture that worships celebrity.
Tag: Archaeology
Two Centuries of Loss in One Night.
This past Sunday, September 2, 2018, a fire broke out at the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro. Built in a centuries old Palace, the museum had celebrated it’s bicentennial celebration in June.
Studying Everyday Objects Anthropologically
In encouraging readers to learn to view things anthropologically, I study an instrument I bought as a decoration for $3 at a yard sale.
Well…this isn’t at all what I expected.
When I started Pedal Powered Anthropology, I thought for a while about what I would “call” myself. Anthropologist didn’t seem to quite fit, although it wasn’t inaccurate. I wasn’t a “documentarian” or “documentary film maker,” although more and more that latter part is coming to the forefront.
Caveman in the Mirror: The Case for Our Closest Cousins.
Neanderthals are the original “missing link.” That hypothesized link in the chain that connects us to our ever-more-apelike ancestors. Neanderthals have long been assumed to be “less than” human. In anthropological circles, even in lower level anthropology courses, that assumption has been under debate.
So What’s Up With That Peruvian Mummy Anyway?
So part of the Pedal Powered Anthropology project is to help laypeople better understand science. Particularly anthropology and its subfields,Continue Reading
Pedal Powered Anthropology 