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Winter Colloquium Series Schedule

Winter Colloquium Series: Chimpanzee Isotope Ecology

"Kuxlejal Politics" Book Presentation

"Grazing the Amazon" Film Screening

Grazing the Amazon film screening followed by a discussion and Q & A with producer Eduardo Pegurier and Jeff Hoelle

There are 85 million cows in the Brazilian Amazon, which means three cows for each human dweller grazing today and area that was once forest. Less than fifty years ago, in the 1970s, the rainforest was intact. Since then, a portion the size of France has disappeared, 66% of which was transformed into pastures. Much of this change is a consequence of government incentives that attracted thousands of farmers from southern lands. Cattle ranching became an economic and cultural banner of the Amazon, forging powerful politicians to defend it. In 2009, there was a game changer: the Public Prosecutor's Office sued large slaughterhouses, forcing them to supervise cattle supplying farms.

See the movie trailer at: https://vimeo.com/262113993

WEIRD Science

Professor Michael Gurven's research on the Tsimane people has been featured in The Current.

Phd Student Jonathan Malindine featured in Hakai Magazine

Jonathan Malindine, PhD student in Sociocultural Anthropology, has been featured in Hakai Magazine. This magazine which focuses on science, society, and the environment from a coastal perspective takes a look at Malindine's research on Halibut Hooks and its importance in Alaska Native identity. Malindine has conducted month-long research on these wood hooks at the Smithsonian Institution's Museum Support Center where he studied and photographed the specimens.