#AAA2021: Anthropological Engagements with Optimism?

This year’s American Anthropological Association meeting is likely to be one of the weirder ones in recent memory.

Wicked Science

A recent article I published with colleagues at Ohio State argues that to effectively tackle the so-called “wicked problems” facing humanity – from climate change to growing social inequality – a new kind of science is needed.

No-Till: A Win-Win for Soil Conservation?

No-till is a soil conservation practice that has been widely adopted by Midwestern farmers. But what are the trade-offs that come with it?

Wasted: An Inquiry into the Management of Human Excreta

You can watch my most recent lecture shared with the Department of Anthropology at SUNY-Brockport.

Debating the Origins of the Anthropocene (on NPR)

I chatted with Rebecca Hersher from NPR about the contested visions of the Anthropocene.

Memoria y Salud Andino-Amazónica

En julio de 2020, participé en un evento organizado por el grupo estudiantil Abya Yala (de Ohio State) y el Foro Permanente de Estudios, Investigación y Saberes Transdisciplinarios Ancestrales (en Cochabamba, Bolivia).

Placing the Anthropos in the Anthropocene

The Anthropocene is the theme for this year’s special issue of the Annals of the American Association of Geographers. You can find a pre-print copy of my contribution (co-authored with Jeff Hoelle) here.