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Bridget Alex

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Anthropologist, Science Writer. Archaeology & Bio Anthro Editor for SAPIENS. Lecturer for Harvard HEB. Views my own. www.bridgetalex.com

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Bridget Alex @bridgetalex.bsky.social · Jul 2

Wonder what archaeology makes headlines? In a new study, we investigated US media coverage for 1,115 arch papers published over 6 years. Seems Chinese archaeology was under-reported.
Regional disparities in US media coverage of archaeology research | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Regional disparities in US media coverage of archaeology research

US media coverage of archaeology shows geographic disparities, with archaeology of China/Taiwan less likely to receive coverage.

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Bridget Alex @bridgetalex.bsky.social · 15d

In Human Origins Research, Communities Are the Missing Link
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Bridget Alex @bridgetalex.bsky.social · Aug 30

This frose is not everything I dreamed it would be

Bridget Alex @bridgetalex.bsky.social · Aug 20

Instead of ironing…

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Bridget Alex @bridgetalex.bsky.social · Aug 14

The Tangled Roots of Corruption in Today’s South Africa
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The Tangled Roots of Corruption in Today’s South Africa

A legal scholar turned anthropologist connects South Africa’s colonial and apartheid past to what she witnesses shadowing parole officers.

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Bridget Alex @bridgetalex.bsky.social · Aug 13

Wrote this out today: Fossil teeth reveal a previously unknown human ancestor from eastern Africa | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Fossil teeth reveal a previously unknown human ancestor from eastern Africa

Scientists say the teeth belonged to a type of Australopithecus, a relative of Lucy’s species, that coexisted with our genus, Homo

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Bridget Alex @bridgetalex.bsky.social · Aug 7

Feeding Community When Government Aid Runs Dry
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Feeding Community When Government Aid Runs Dry

An anthropologist discusses the biological consequences of inadequate food—and why Argentina's community kitchens need support.

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Bridget Alex @bridgetalex.bsky.social · Aug 5

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Bridget Alex @bridgetalex.bsky.social · Aug 1

a student started this article in my Harvard science writing course this spring, and now it's published in Smithsonian! www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...

Can A.I. Help Revitalize Indigenous Languages?

Indigenous researchers and roboticists are crafting innovative tools to help save endangered dialects

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Bridget Alex @bridgetalex.bsky.social · Jul 31

Wrote this, out today: Our ape ancestors’ taste for fermenting fruit may have paved a boozy evolutionary path | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Our ape ancestors’ taste for fermenting fruit may have paved a boozy evolutionary path

Eating fallen fruit—or “scrumping”—plays a bigger part in many apes’ diets than scientists realized

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Bridget Alex @bridgetalex.bsky.social · Jul 24

so this is how Colbert must have felt. Learned that SAPIENS magazine, where I work, is closing from a mass email to its newsletter subscribers today.

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Bridget Alex @bridgetalex.bsky.social · Jul 15

"Parenting should not be learned in isolation or all at once—it is a lifelong process embedded in daily life long before one has a child and long after."
Great piece by @denizsalali.bsky.social To Raise Children, We Must First Raise Parents www.sapiens.org/biology/to-r...

To Raise Children, We Must First Raise Parents

An anthropologist compares her early motherhood in London with child care experiences in a hunter-gatherer community of Central Africa.

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Bridget Alex @bridgetalex.bsky.social · Jul 14

some Italian years ago: "let's just dilute this fine espresso and call it an americano"

Bridget Alex @bridgetalex.bsky.social · Jul 10

every biological anthropologist needs an entomologist friend to turn to every time we have a "wait what about the social insects?" type question

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Bridget Alex @bridgetalex.bsky.social · Jul 8

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Rachel Carson Science Journalism Fellow - Lab of Ornithology

Department Background: The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a globally renowned nonprofit institution that advances research, education, participatory science, and conservation to improve the understandi...

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Bridget Alex @bridgetalex.bsky.social · Jul 8

two cool-looking internships for aspiring science journalists:

retractionwatch.com/internship/

Retraction Watch journalism internship

Retraction Watch covers science and research integrity through the lens of retractions. Its staff of two full-time journalists, as well as its two founding editors and a network of freelance writer…

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Bridget Alex @bridgetalex.bsky.social · Jul 8

The dumbest thing about babies is when they can’t sleep because they are too tired

Bridget Alex @bridgetalex.bsky.social · Jul 3

Oh hey I did that study!

Michelle A. Rodrigues 🐒 @marspidermonkey.bsky.social · Jul 3

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Anthropology.net @anthropology.net · Jul 3

Why does U.S. media highlight tombs in Egypt but not cities in China? A study shows how archaeology reporting favors white/Christian histories—shaping who gets remembered. #Archaeology #BiasInMedia #CulturalHeritage #Anthropology

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Bridget Alex @bridgetalex.bsky.social · Jul 3

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Study quantifies U.S. news media’s disregard for archaeology from China, Taiwan

Four years ago, Rowan Flad, the John E. Hudson Professor of Archaeology, wrote a piece for the Washington Post calling attention to the lavish media attention given to ancient Egyptian…

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Bridget Alex @bridgetalex.bsky.social · Jul 2

And to almost guarantee a media frenzy, just find evidence for Stone Age stoners in Southwest Asia. Studies with the most coverage included Paleolithic Arch, sites in SW Asia, and early beer, bread, wine, and cannabis.