Katie MacKinnon, Ph.D.
@ktcapuchin.bsky.social
Anthropologist/Primatologist🐒;
Professor at Saint Louis University;
Alumna of U.C. Berkeley & Univ. of Alberta; inspired by nature 🌿, travel 🗺️, music 🎶, food 🍲
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Katherine_Mackinnon2
Professor at Saint Louis University;
Alumna of U.C. Berkeley & Univ. of Alberta; inspired by nature 🌿, travel 🗺️, music 🎶, food 🍲
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Katherine_Mackinnon2
November 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Full time, TT position in Biological Anthropology at Santa Clara University:
jobs.chronicle.com/job/37879320...
jobs.chronicle.com/job/37879320...
Assistant Professor in Biological Anthropology - Santa Clara, California (US) job with Santa Clara University | 37879320
Seeking for a teacher-scholar with an active field/lab based research program at the intersection of infectious disease/immunology/human growth & dev.
jobs.chronicle.com
October 15, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Full time, TT position in Biological Anthropology at Santa Clara University:
jobs.chronicle.com/job/37879320...
jobs.chronicle.com/job/37879320...
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Short article I wrote* on recent advances in the story of early Homo sapiens is now available online!
*commissioned as accompanying BBC Human series, although tbh I did not love their Neanderthal episode :-(
www.sciencefocus.com/science/huma...
*commissioned as accompanying BBC Human series, although tbh I did not love their Neanderthal episode :-(
www.sciencefocus.com/science/huma...
We didn’t conquer the world alone. This is humanity’s untold origin story | BBC Science Focus Magazine
We’re discovering there were more characters, and more acts, in the tale of how Homo sapiens spread across the globe.
www.sciencefocus.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Short article I wrote* on recent advances in the story of early Homo sapiens is now available online!
*commissioned as accompanying BBC Human series, although tbh I did not love their Neanderthal episode :-(
www.sciencefocus.com/science/huma...
*commissioned as accompanying BBC Human series, although tbh I did not love their Neanderthal episode :-(
www.sciencefocus.com/science/huma...
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Listening to soundscapes from Simon was a somber and moving example of how our natural world is changing around us, in so many ways.
Such an informing and moving interview for my @bbcradio3bot.bsky.social series ‘Symphony of the wild’
@uniofeastanglia.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
Such an informing and moving interview for my @bbcradio3bot.bsky.social series ‘Symphony of the wild’
@uniofeastanglia.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
Great to chat #shiftingsoundscapes with @bengarrod.bsky.social as part of his “Symphonies of the Wild” series for BBC Radio 3’s The Essay.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The Essay - Symphony of the Wild - 4. Wild Soundscapes - BBC Sounds
Evolutionary biologist Ben Garrod uncovers melodies and rhythms across the natural world.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 21, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Listening to soundscapes from Simon was a somber and moving example of how our natural world is changing around us, in so many ways.
Such an informing and moving interview for my @bbcradio3bot.bsky.social series ‘Symphony of the wild’
@uniofeastanglia.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
Such an informing and moving interview for my @bbcradio3bot.bsky.social series ‘Symphony of the wild’
@uniofeastanglia.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
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Academia.edu is changing its Terms and Conditions, and they're so outrageous (AI training; signing over ownership to them etc) I closed my account today.
A thread with some practical tips if you want to delete your account (5 steps):
A thread with some practical tips if you want to delete your account (5 steps):
September 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Academia.edu is changing its Terms and Conditions, and they're so outrageous (AI training; signing over ownership to them etc) I closed my account today.
A thread with some practical tips if you want to delete your account (5 steps):
A thread with some practical tips if you want to delete your account (5 steps):
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For your Friday, another stunning view of the cosmos from JWST—this time of jets of plasma blasting out from a newly formed star.
It looks like a painting.
It looks like a painting.
September 12, 2025 at 8:08 PM
For your Friday, another stunning view of the cosmos from JWST—this time of jets of plasma blasting out from a newly formed star.
It looks like a painting.
It looks like a painting.
I love when random pics pop up - an adult male white-necked #jacobin (Florisuga mellivorais), aka the great jacobin or collared #hummingbird; I took these in Northern Honduras, 2016. 💚🇭🇳💙🥰 #birds #birdwatching #hummingbirds #wildlife
September 12, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I love when random pics pop up - an adult male white-necked #jacobin (Florisuga mellivorais), aka the great jacobin or collared #hummingbird; I took these in Northern Honduras, 2016. 💚🇭🇳💙🥰 #birds #birdwatching #hummingbirds #wildlife
New position announced: Assistant Professor - Environmental Change, Resilience, Precarity, and Justice in Archaeology/Bioanthropology at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social 👇
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05077?fbc...
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05077?fbc...
Assistant Professor - Environmental Change, Resilience, Precarity, and Justice in Archaeology/Bioanthropology
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
aprecruit.berkeley.edu
September 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
New position announced: Assistant Professor - Environmental Change, Resilience, Precarity, and Justice in Archaeology/Bioanthropology at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social 👇
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05077?fbc...
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05077?fbc...
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August 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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August 15, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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My department at Tulane has a TT position for a bioanth ("specializing in the analysis of human skeletal remains"). Apps due by Oct 15.
apply.interfolio.com/171196
apply.interfolio.com/171196
Apply - Interfolio
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apply.interfolio.com
August 6, 2025 at 1:05 PM
My department at Tulane has a TT position for a bioanth ("specializing in the analysis of human skeletal remains"). Apps due by Oct 15.
apply.interfolio.com/171196
apply.interfolio.com/171196
Hear, hear Agustin 💥👊💥(@anthrofuentes.bsky.social)
Good op-ed piece in @science.org 👇
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Good op-ed piece in @science.org 👇
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
This is not the time to step back from diversity, equity, and inclusion
Recently, I exchanged views with a prominent Ivy League scientist who was complaining about the minority students and junior faculty applying to his program. He claimed that the university, through di...
www.science.org
July 19, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Hear, hear Agustin 💥👊💥(@anthrofuentes.bsky.social)
Good op-ed piece in @science.org 👇
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Good op-ed piece in @science.org 👇
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Amazing find - with insightful comments by U.C. Berkeley archaeologist and Mesoamerican expert, @rajoyce.bsky.social #archaeology #Belize #Mesoamerica #anthropology
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/w...
Maya Ruler’s Tomb Is Unearthed in Belize, With Clues to His Ancient World
www.nytimes.com
July 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Amazing find - with insightful comments by U.C. Berkeley archaeologist and Mesoamerican expert, @rajoyce.bsky.social #archaeology #Belize #Mesoamerica #anthropology
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/w...
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Hi folks. I'm not from the US, but I find what's happening to science over there right now absolutely *appalling*.
If you're working in the sciences, I can't imagine the dread you're probably feeling.
I can't do much. But I write a science newsletter, so I can, maybe, do *something*...
1/
If you're working in the sciences, I can't imagine the dread you're probably feeling.
I can't do much. But I write a science newsletter, so I can, maybe, do *something*...
1/
July 5, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Hi folks. I'm not from the US, but I find what's happening to science over there right now absolutely *appalling*.
If you're working in the sciences, I can't imagine the dread you're probably feeling.
I can't do much. But I write a science newsletter, so I can, maybe, do *something*...
1/
If you're working in the sciences, I can't imagine the dread you're probably feeling.
I can't do much. But I write a science newsletter, so I can, maybe, do *something*...
1/
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A long and depressing piece, but the answers are all in there: high school and college writing are not going to be destroyed by AI unless teachers and professors let it or help. They will only be revived by structuring classes around process and paper.
What Happens After A.I. Destroys College Writing?
The demise of the English paper will end a long intellectual tradition, but it’s also an opportunity to reëxamine the purpose of higher education.
www.newyorker.com
July 2, 2025 at 8:46 PM
A long and depressing piece, but the answers are all in there: high school and college writing are not going to be destroyed by AI unless teachers and professors let it or help. They will only be revived by structuring classes around process and paper.
We will certainly miss your excellent reporting and familiar voice, @jackspeer1.bsky.social! Congratulations on your @npr.org retirement and best of luck with the next chapter! 🎉 Interview with @ari-shapiro.bsky.social here:
knpr.org/npr/2025-07-...
knpr.org/npr/2025-07-...
After decades on NPR, this familiar voice is retiring
NPR's Ari Shapiro and longtime newscaster Jack Speer chat about his early years covering business for the network, his retirement, and what he'll miss about covering the daily news.
knpr.org
July 2, 2025 at 11:05 PM
We will certainly miss your excellent reporting and familiar voice, @jackspeer1.bsky.social! Congratulations on your @npr.org retirement and best of luck with the next chapter! 🎉 Interview with @ari-shapiro.bsky.social here:
knpr.org/npr/2025-07-...
knpr.org/npr/2025-07-...
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Do you have field work experience? Do you want more? Our team wants YOU to manage our field site studying Kinda baboons in Kasanka National Park, Zambia!
Start date is this August 2025 so apply ASAP!
Job ad here: tinyurl.com/KindaBaboon
Start date is this August 2025 so apply ASAP!
Job ad here: tinyurl.com/KindaBaboon
July 1, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Do you have field work experience? Do you want more? Our team wants YOU to manage our field site studying Kinda baboons in Kasanka National Park, Zambia!
Start date is this August 2025 so apply ASAP!
Job ad here: tinyurl.com/KindaBaboon
Start date is this August 2025 so apply ASAP!
Job ad here: tinyurl.com/KindaBaboon
Thanks for this useful video @etobias-musiced.bsky.social; like SO many, I got the "AI created a podcast of your paper" email. And I had an auto-payment of $299 from my bank for a "premium account" which doesn't exist. I deleted my Academia.edu account & will file a fraud charge via my bank. Ugh. 😡
With academia.edu applying AI to our work & being less than communicative, know how to opt out - check this video w info on AI Academia is applying to our work & related thoughts on AI, sharing research, & this platform youtu.be/zSbUA48YS_A?...
#AcademicSky #EduSky #Research #AI
#AcademicSky #EduSky #Research #AI
Academia.edu & AI: What Researchers Need to Know NOW (& how to opt out)
YouTube video by Evan Tobias: Music Learning & Teaching
youtu.be
June 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Thanks for this useful video @etobias-musiced.bsky.social; like SO many, I got the "AI created a podcast of your paper" email. And I had an auto-payment of $299 from my bank for a "premium account" which doesn't exist. I deleted my Academia.edu account & will file a fraud charge via my bank. Ugh. 😡
If you can, please help my friend as she supports her partner through his #cancer journey. Any little bit will help towards the daunting costs they are facing.
Please support this GoFundMe by donating or sharing—> gofund.me/cebbec69
Please support this GoFundMe by donating or sharing—> gofund.me/cebbec69
Donate to Standing By His Side: Supporting Phillip's Cancer Journey, organized by Ellen Bloemke
My name is Ellen, and about four years ago, a simple Facebook … Ellen Bloemke needs your support for Standing By His Side: Supporting Phillip's Cancer Journey
gofund.me
June 29, 2025 at 1:10 AM
If you can, please help my friend as she supports her partner through his #cancer journey. Any little bit will help towards the daunting costs they are facing.
Please support this GoFundMe by donating or sharing—> gofund.me/cebbec69
Please support this GoFundMe by donating or sharing—> gofund.me/cebbec69
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Okay, folks, here you go.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The United States Bombed Iran. Now What?
President Trump is taking an enormous risk.
www.theatlantic.com
June 22, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Okay, folks, here you go.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
…noticed the first #fireflies (technically firebeetles!) in the backyard on June 6 (last year was June 10). Tonight I counted about a dozen in our small urban yard - no pesticides! #Lampyridae #Coleoptera #beetles #insects 🥰💡🪰✨🌳🏡 💚
mdc.mo.gov/discover-nat...
mdc.mo.gov/discover-nat...
June 21, 2025 at 3:20 AM
…noticed the first #fireflies (technically firebeetles!) in the backyard on June 6 (last year was June 10). Tonight I counted about a dozen in our small urban yard - no pesticides! #Lampyridae #Coleoptera #beetles #insects 🥰💡🪰✨🌳🏡 💚
mdc.mo.gov/discover-nat...
mdc.mo.gov/discover-nat...
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Better save a copy of this now
June 12, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Better save a copy of this now
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Carnivorous plants have evolved over and over again through millions of years. And while some get big, none have ever reached Audrey II size. In my latest for @smithsonianmag.bsky.social, I look into why. 🌱
Carnivorous Plants Have Been Trapping Animals for Millions of Years. So Why Have They Never Grown Larger?
Plants that feed on meat and animal droppings have evolved at least ten times through evolutionary history
www.smithsonianmag.com
June 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Carnivorous plants have evolved over and over again through millions of years. And while some get big, none have ever reached Audrey II size. In my latest for @smithsonianmag.bsky.social, I look into why. 🌱
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A view of Mars, taken yesterday.
June 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
A view of Mars, taken yesterday.