"We need to understand more about how these tools can be useful, under what circumstances, for whom, and to remain vigilant in surfacing their limitations and potential harms," the research associate professor of anthropology tells Mashable about using digital tools such as ChatGPT for therapy. Read more at: https://dartgo.org/quotedcarpentersong123
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Dartmouth College anthropology professor Sergei Kan was born in the Soviet Union just a few months after the death of Stalin. He came to the United States in 1974 at the age of 21 and received his undergraduate degree from Boston University and his doctorate in anthropology from the University of Chicago. He teaches courses at Dartmouth on the native peoples of Alaska, on the Jewish diaspora, and on Russia. Next year—the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of The Gulag Archipelago—Dr. Kan will teach a course titled "Red Terror: The History and Culture of the Stalin Labor Camps." Dr. Kan has been kind enough to offer our viewers a preview of the seminar in advance.
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Deborah (Deb) L. Nichols, William J. Bryant 1925 Professor of Anthropology, passed away on Wednesday, July 27. She was 70 years old.
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A study co-authored by Dartmouth anthropologist, Laura Ogden and environmental studies professor, Nicholas Reo, cited in a Vox story that explores whether the term "invasive species" is appropriate in an era of climate change and habitat loss. https://dartgo.org/dnewsogden1201
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In a story debating the oldest archeaological site, anthropologist Jeremy DeSilva argues for Kenya's Lomekwe 3 where stone artifacts were found, while he asknowledged, "some of our colleagues remain unconvinced of the intiquity of these tools." https://www.livescience.com/oldest-archaeological-site.html
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