Anthropology.net

JANUARY 17, 2025

Nearly two million years ago, in the high-altitude landscape of the Ethiopian Highlands, early human ancestors at the Acheulian site of Melka Wakena weren’t simply grabbing the nearest stones to use as tools. Instead, their actions demonstrate a deep understanding of material properties and a sophisticated ability to plan for specific tasks. This discovery, published in PLOS ONE 1 , sheds light on the cognitive capabilities of early Acheulian toolmakers.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 17, 2025

Can I have your attention? The challenge of getting and keeping the attention of students in schools and colleges was the topic of several of our most popular episodes of the EdSurge Podcast over the past year. Part of that involved the question of whether schools should ban smartphones one of the biggest policy debates of the year in K-12 education.

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Strange Maps

JANUARY 17, 2025

Except for things at the extreme ends of observation, everything of consequence has already been discovered. At least, thats how it seems sometimes. But even without a particle collider or a next-generation telescope , exciting discoveries can still be made. Discoveries like a decent-sized Mayan city, and sometimes, all it takes is a simple Google search.

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Anthropology News

JANUARY 17, 2025

Issued: January 17, 2025 Pitches due: rolling until February 7, 2025 First drafts due: 3 weeks after pitch decision Submit Here Anthropology News invites submissions on the theme of signal/noise. We are looking for stories about how communities, cultures, and individuals distinguish meaningful patterns from background noise, interpret disruptions, and find (dis)connection amid interference.

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Political Science Now

JANUARY 17, 2025

Citations to the Publications of Male and Female Political Scientists Revisited By Kim Quaile Hill , Texas A&M University Prior research finds that women earn fewer citations than men for their publications, and it offers various reasons why this is the case. This study provides new evidence on these citation differences from two datasets on career citations earned by male and female political scientists.

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Society for Classical Studies

JANUARY 17, 2025

2025 ACLS Leading Edge Fellowships kskordal Fri, 01/17/2025 - 09:03 Image The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) announces the seventh competition for Leading Edge Fellowships , made possible by the generous support of the Mellon Foundation. The program demonstrates the dynamic capacity of the humanities to advance justice and equity in society and illuminates career pathways for recent PhDs beyond the academy.

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Political Science Now

JANUARY 17, 2025

The APSA Committee on the Status of First Generation Scholars in the Profession works to bring focused attention to the ways in which class, economic inequality, and mobility can effect political scientists ability to thrive educationally and professionally throughout their careers. In December 2024, the Committee matched donations to the APSA Annual Fund to support the professional development of 38 first generation scholars in the political science discipline.

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Political Science Now

JANUARY 17, 2025

Syed Hossain received his bachelors degree with a major in political science and minor in geography, as well as a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree, from the University of Montana. His research interests include finding political solutions to the socioeconomic impacts of colonization on present-day Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan, as well as the chattel slavery of the Romani people.

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Stanford History Education Group

JANUARY 17, 2025

Misinformation About California Fires Is Spreading Like, Well, Wildfire lee_2 Fri, 01/17/2025 - 16:39 01/16/25 [link]

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