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anthropology

[an-thruh-pol-uh-jee] / ˌæn θrəˈpɒl ə dʒi /
NOUN
study of humans and their culture
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A professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, he wrote or edited nearly 50 books and worked on documentaries for PBS, Time-Life and the BBC.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Jiang served as principal investigator, working with colleagues from USF's Genomics, Global Health Infectious Disease Research Center and departments including anthropology, molecular medicine and history.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

Martha Lincoln, a medical anthropology associate professor at San Francisco State, is among those who are opposed to AI.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

"Every person alive today carries radioactive isotopes from atmospheric testing in their bones," report co-author and University of South Carolina anthropology professor Magdalena Stawkowski told AFP.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

The owner tells us he’s a professor of anthropology, as if we care.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez




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