Marc Kissel
@marckissel.bsky.social
co-creator of 2 amazing daughters, paleoanthropologist, Assistant professor at AppState in Boone, NC!
My daughters are telling me that they need to put a cold spoon under their pillow and 2 pennies on a windowsill in order to help it be a snow day. I never heard of any of these superstitions. Anyone know more of these? I'm intrigued 🤔....
November 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
My daughters are telling me that they need to put a cold spoon under their pillow and 2 pennies on a windowsill in order to help it be a snow day. I never heard of any of these superstitions. Anyone know more of these? I'm intrigued 🤔....
My 10 year old hates it when I use gen alpha slang but this has rizz, no cap.
(Next someone needs to add a function that shouts out 7 anytime a 6 shows up)
(Next someone needs to add a function that shouts out 7 anytime a 6 shows up)
Do you teach #rstats? Do your students complain about how lame and old-fashioned dplyr is? Don't worry: I have the solution for you: github.com/hadley/genzp....
genzplyr is dplyr, but bussin fr fr no cap.
genzplyr is dplyr, but bussin fr fr no cap.
GitHub - hadley/genzplyr: dplyr but make it bussin fr fr no cap
dplyr but make it bussin fr fr no cap. Contribute to hadley/genzplyr development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
My 10 year old hates it when I use gen alpha slang but this has rizz, no cap.
(Next someone needs to add a function that shouts out 7 anytime a 6 shows up)
(Next someone needs to add a function that shouts out 7 anytime a 6 shows up)
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and then I need you to purchase some iTunes Gift Cards right now for me please. It is important and I can't call now.
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and govern yourself accordingly.
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and thank you for your attention to this matter.
November 6, 2025 at 1:23 PM
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and then I need you to purchase some iTunes Gift Cards right now for me please. It is important and I can't call now.
every year at the time i am reminded that even though i have a Ph.D and was in school for many year i still can only remember how to spell Halloween by singing the "H-A-Double-L-O-W-Double-E-N spells Halloween" song to myself
October 31, 2025 at 5:05 PM
every year at the time i am reminded that even though i have a Ph.D and was in school for many year i still can only remember how to spell Halloween by singing the "H-A-Double-L-O-W-Double-E-N spells Halloween" song to myself
For what it is worth, my time as a postdoc in anthropology at Notre Dame was amazing and foundational, and that was before Cara got there. Will be even more wonderful place to work now :)
ICYMI Notre Dame Anthropology will be hiring a post-doc for 2026-2028. This is part of a university-wide initiative to support early career scholars. Deadline is Oct. 31...sorry for late notice.
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October 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
For what it is worth, my time as a postdoc in anthropology at Notre Dame was amazing and foundational, and that was before Cara got there. Will be even more wonderful place to work now :)
Oh oh oh..
- Decision on your submission
- Decision on your submission
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Oh oh oh..
- Decision on your submission
- Decision on your submission
Abstract deadline is today
Or
LMS down for maintenance
Or
LMS down for maintenance
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Abstract deadline is today
Or
LMS down for maintenance
Or
LMS down for maintenance
Houston Street in Manhattan
What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?
October 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Houston Street in Manhattan
Rubber duck debugging might be the norm, but my students have upgraded to "3D printed axolotl Debugging" in our #Rstats course cause ya gotta embrace whatever joy you can these days (thanks to @jennakissel.bsky.social for realization that w/ 3d printer we could go all in here)
October 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Rubber duck debugging might be the norm, but my students have upgraded to "3D printed axolotl Debugging" in our #Rstats course cause ya gotta embrace whatever joy you can these days (thanks to @jennakissel.bsky.social for realization that w/ 3d printer we could go all in here)
I'm currently watching Stranger Things with my 14 year old and been amused by their use of mouth breather in the show
October 1, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I'm currently watching Stranger Things with my 14 year old and been amused by their use of mouth breather in the show
this one hits hard. What a remarkable life and legacy
BREAKING: Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died.
Jane Goodall, conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died
Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91.
bit.ly
October 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
this one hits hard. What a remarkable life and legacy
1000% this. I teach anthropology and all my classes (for majors and the GenEd courses) are full of students who make me generally excited about teaching and getting to work with them
I'm not sure what's going on, but this year's freshman class is giving me ... what was that word ... hope?
They're energized and excited, they're doing the reading and doing it well, they're asking great questions and offering smart answers too.
Is this just me or are others seeing it?
They're energized and excited, they're doing the reading and doing it well, they're asking great questions and offering smart answers too.
Is this just me or are others seeing it?
September 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
1000% this. I teach anthropology and all my classes (for majors and the GenEd courses) are full of students who make me generally excited about teaching and getting to work with them
I'm showing my age here, but it was always a good day when the teacher brought the TV in so we could watch The Voyage of the Mimi!
🏺
If you were hoping to see a teenage Ben Affleck* talking to Dr Peter Reynolds @butserancientfarm.co.uk before the weekend, then don't worry: we've got you covered. 👍
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeJj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeJj...
September 5, 2025 at 11:47 AM
I'm showing my age here, but it was always a good day when the teacher brought the TV in so we could watch The Voyage of the Mimi!
Given everything happening right now, this video is so wonderful. I'm not always sure we deserve dogs but we are definitely lucky to have them in our world
September 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Given everything happening right now, this video is so wonderful. I'm not always sure we deserve dogs but we are definitely lucky to have them in our world
Workday convo in anthro dept:
Colleague: how's teaching quantitative methods?
Me: well I wasn't allowed to call it "But I was told there's no math in this major" but otherwise going ok. Next week we will discuss if 43 is odd or just different!
Colleague: so you got the dad jokes covered, eh?
Colleague: how's teaching quantitative methods?
Me: well I wasn't allowed to call it "But I was told there's no math in this major" but otherwise going ok. Next week we will discuss if 43 is odd or just different!
Colleague: so you got the dad jokes covered, eh?
September 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Workday convo in anthro dept:
Colleague: how's teaching quantitative methods?
Me: well I wasn't allowed to call it "But I was told there's no math in this major" but otherwise going ok. Next week we will discuss if 43 is odd or just different!
Colleague: so you got the dad jokes covered, eh?
Colleague: how's teaching quantitative methods?
Me: well I wasn't allowed to call it "But I was told there's no math in this major" but otherwise going ok. Next week we will discuss if 43 is odd or just different!
Colleague: so you got the dad jokes covered, eh?
Starting my 9th year at Appalachian State!
August 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Starting my 9th year at Appalachian State!
Jenna: ya know, there is always that one short story you read in school that messes with your mind. I remember this one we read...
Me: was it All Summer in a Day?
Jenna: yup
Me: yeah that sticks with you
Me: was it All Summer in a Day?
Jenna: yup
Me: yeah that sticks with you
August 15, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Jenna: ya know, there is always that one short story you read in school that messes with your mind. I remember this one we read...
Me: was it All Summer in a Day?
Jenna: yup
Me: yeah that sticks with you
Me: was it All Summer in a Day?
Jenna: yup
Me: yeah that sticks with you
I don't know but seems like part of a new National Treasure movie with Nicholas Cage trying to steal something......
It has been brought to our attention that some sections of Article 1 are missing from the Constitution Annotated (constitution.congress.gov) website. We’ve learned that this is due to a coding error. We have been working to correct this and expect it to be resolved soon.
August 6, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I don't know but seems like part of a new National Treasure movie with Nicholas Cage trying to steal something......
I need to look into the "early humans got that drip" theory of human evolution....
August 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I need to look into the "early humans got that drip" theory of human evolution....
"The discovery of Early Pleistocene artefacts at Calio suggests that Sulawesi was populated by hominins at around the same time as Flores, if not earlier."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
My semester starts Aug 18th so I assume new finds will drop all month to make it harder to finalize syllabus 🤣
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
My semester starts Aug 18th so I assume new finds will drop all month to make it harder to finalize syllabus 🤣
Hominins on Sulawesi during the Early Pleistocene - Nature
Early Pleistocene artefacts at Calio suggest that Sulawesi was populated by hominins at around the same time as Flores, if not earlier.
www.nature.com
August 6, 2025 at 7:59 PM
"The discovery of Early Pleistocene artefacts at Calio suggests that Sulawesi was populated by hominins at around the same time as Flores, if not earlier."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
My semester starts Aug 18th so I assume new finds will drop all month to make it harder to finalize syllabus 🤣
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
My semester starts Aug 18th so I assume new finds will drop all month to make it harder to finalize syllabus 🤣
Reposted by Marc Kissel
In her furious dissent, Jackson writes of the Supreme Court's decision: "The project of stymying one of the country’s great civil rights laws continues." She likens today's ruling to notorious decisions after the Civil War cutting back civil rights statutes. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
June 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
In her furious dissent, Jackson writes of the Supreme Court's decision: "The project of stymying one of the country’s great civil rights laws continues." She likens today's ruling to notorious decisions after the Civil War cutting back civil rights statutes. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
Reposted by Marc Kissel
Want to push back against the bigoted attacks targeting trans and gender-nonconforming people? Here are specific ways you can help—with your time, money, and everyday actions.
June 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Want to push back against the bigoted attacks targeting trans and gender-nonconforming people? Here are specific ways you can help—with your time, money, and everyday actions.
