Welcome to my Anthropological Niche!
I am an assistant professor of anthropology in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Philosophy at Northern Kentucky University. I maintain this website with information on my academic, teaching, and research as well as information on the Darkness in El Dorado controversy. My blog postings may be found below with musings on anthropology, technology, teaching, and more...
Pouting Inate, Not Learned Monday, 25 May 2009 20:50 |  Author: Douglas W. Hume |   
When my daughter was born she was not pleases when her lungs were be cleaned with a suction tube via her nose... she pouted. I often have a knee-jerk reaction reaction to the nature/nurture debate, but recently good evidence is being found for innateness of some human traits.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 27 May 2009 12:56 ) Why is free bad? Monday, 25 May 2009 20:44 | Author: Douglas W. Hume |
Why do people, companies, (ahem) universities think paying for something is better than getting it for free? A bloggers discussion illustrates just how weird things can get when university libraries start 'owning' data... Last Updated ( Tuesday, 26 May 2009 16:49 ) Aborigonal Art Monday, 25 May 2009 20:37 | Author: Douglas W. Hume |
I have always found Australian Aboriginal art beautiful and anthropologically interesting. There are a few excellent images and a discussion of Aboriginal art over at Material Culture. Last Updated ( Tuesday, 26 May 2009 16:50 ) First Post Monday, 25 May 2009 19:47 | Author: Douglas W. Hume |
The first post... something of a large step for me as I have been thinking of creating a blog for a few years, but decided that I never had enough time. I have decided to make time. So, instead of tweeting, posting links on del.icio.us, or remaining web-silent, I will be making my best attempt to post regularly. Last Updated ( Tuesday, 26 May 2009 16:50 ) |
