Adam Netzer Zimmer, PhD
@anetzerzimmer.bsky.social
Anthropologist and science communicator in Iceland 🇮🇸 I document the ancestral human remains used by medical schools for teaching purposes #QueerinSTEM 🏳️🌈
Profile: people.umass.edu/azimmer
Profile: people.umass.edu/azimmer
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My BlueSky intro! My name is Adam and I'm a newly-minted anthropology PhD. I document the ancestral human remains acquired by medical schools and research institutions for anatomy courses, and research the histories of race-based science and medicine in 🇮🇸 and 🇺🇸
The northern lights were amazing tonight over Reykjavík ❤️
Live video (not time-lapse) from around 19:45 this evening
Live video (not time-lapse) from around 19:45 this evening
December 4, 2025 at 12:34 AM
The northern lights were amazing tonight over Reykjavík ❤️
Live video (not time-lapse) from around 19:45 this evening
Live video (not time-lapse) from around 19:45 this evening
Thanks to the Nordic Network for Human Remains in Collections for letting me talk about our current work at the University of Iceland!
October 24, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Thanks to the Nordic Network for Human Remains in Collections for letting me talk about our current work at the University of Iceland!
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What can human remains reveal about connection, identity, and community in Iceland? 🏺 🧪
🎙️ Biomedical anthropologist, Dr. Adam Netzer-Zimmer @anetzerzimmer.bsky.social, shares how overlooked human remains are unearthing Iceland’s multifaceted relationship with the dead.
youtu.be/hmtd0vNI7aw
🎙️ Biomedical anthropologist, Dr. Adam Netzer-Zimmer @anetzerzimmer.bsky.social, shares how overlooked human remains are unearthing Iceland’s multifaceted relationship with the dead.
youtu.be/hmtd0vNI7aw
What the Dead Still Mean to the Living in Iceland
YouTube video by Dr. Smiti Nathan
youtu.be
July 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM
What can human remains reveal about connection, identity, and community in Iceland? 🏺 🧪
🎙️ Biomedical anthropologist, Dr. Adam Netzer-Zimmer @anetzerzimmer.bsky.social, shares how overlooked human remains are unearthing Iceland’s multifaceted relationship with the dead.
youtu.be/hmtd0vNI7aw
🎙️ Biomedical anthropologist, Dr. Adam Netzer-Zimmer @anetzerzimmer.bsky.social, shares how overlooked human remains are unearthing Iceland’s multifaceted relationship with the dead.
youtu.be/hmtd0vNI7aw
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Help save SAPIENS magazine! The Wenner-Gren Foundation, our funder, may decide to close the magazine in the coming weeks. But the Board of Trustees hasn't made its final decision. A letter from you could help! Sign here: actionnetwork.org/letters/urge...
Support Needed for SAPIENS Magazine and its Staff Union!
We, SAPIENS staff, write to our supporters with an urgent request for support. We were informed this week that our funder, the Wenner-Gren Foundation, may choose to close SAPIENS Anthropology Magazine...
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May 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Help save SAPIENS magazine! The Wenner-Gren Foundation, our funder, may decide to close the magazine in the coming weeks. But the Board of Trustees hasn't made its final decision. A letter from you could help! Sign here: actionnetwork.org/letters/urge...
Officially done with my PhD in biomedical anthropology! Shout-out to my PhD supervisor Dr. Whitney Battle-Baptiste for keeping me on track for over a decade at @umassamherst.bsky.social 🧪⚕️🤓
May 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Officially done with my PhD in biomedical anthropology! Shout-out to my PhD supervisor Dr. Whitney Battle-Baptiste for keeping me on track for over a decade at @umassamherst.bsky.social 🧪⚕️🤓
I've had a great couple days leading an educational tour for middle school students from the US around Reykjavík, the Golden Circle, Þórufoss, Hveradalir Geothermal Area, & the 2021 Reykjanes eruption site❤️
The pic is me talking about the history of Iceland's parliament at Þingvellir National Park.
The pic is me talking about the history of Iceland's parliament at Þingvellir National Park.
March 21, 2025 at 11:21 AM
I've had a great couple days leading an educational tour for middle school students from the US around Reykjavík, the Golden Circle, Þórufoss, Hveradalir Geothermal Area, & the 2021 Reykjanes eruption site❤️
The pic is me talking about the history of Iceland's parliament at Þingvellir National Park.
The pic is me talking about the history of Iceland's parliament at Þingvellir National Park.
Curieux de savoir comment archéologie et volcans se croisent en Islande? 🌋💀 Découvrez mon article pour SAPIENS à propos des recherches de Joe Walser sur les effets sur la santé des éruptions volcaniques, désormais traduit en français! 🧪
www.sapiens.org/fr/biology-f...
www.sapiens.org/fr/biology-f...
Mort lente par volcan
Un anthropologue bioculturel partage de nouvelles recherches sur les risques à long terme des volcans en Islande —et comment y remédier.
www.sapiens.org
March 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Curieux de savoir comment archéologie et volcans se croisent en Islande? 🌋💀 Découvrez mon article pour SAPIENS à propos des recherches de Joe Walser sur les effets sur la santé des éruptions volcaniques, désormais traduit en français! 🧪
www.sapiens.org/fr/biology-f...
www.sapiens.org/fr/biology-f...
Are any other bioarchs heading to the AAAs in New Orleans this coming fall? I'm hoping to find a session to present my PhD work on the skeletal collection housed at the Uni of Iceland’s medical school
February 20, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Are any other bioarchs heading to the AAAs in New Orleans this coming fall? I'm hoping to find a session to present my PhD work on the skeletal collection housed at the Uni of Iceland’s medical school
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Women anthropologists, please apply!!! I did a Bibliometric analysis of the AJBA from 1918 to 2023. Recently, there was a more equal number of papers between women and men with the current editor Dr. Trudy Turner. Another woman anthropologist will hopefully continue the momentum
The American Journal of Biological Anthropology (AJBA), the official Journal of the American Association of Biological Anthropologists, published by Wiley, seeks a new Editor-in-Chief. The submission deadline is March 31, 2025. bioanth.org/jobs/editor-...
Editor-in-Chief - AABA
Vacancy: American Journal of Biological Anthropology – Editor-in-Chief Job Description: The American Journal of Biological Anthropology (AJBA), the official Journal of the American Association of B...
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February 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Women anthropologists, please apply!!! I did a Bibliometric analysis of the AJBA from 1918 to 2023. Recently, there was a more equal number of papers between women and men with the current editor Dr. Trudy Turner. Another woman anthropologist will hopefully continue the momentum
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SAPIENS is a free digital magazine devoted to popularizing anthropological research and ideas for an international, general audience. Each March 1, the editorial team considers “pitches” from anthropologists about contributing to the magazine. buff.ly/3WDep8s
January 31, 2025 at 2:47 PM
SAPIENS is a free digital magazine devoted to popularizing anthropological research and ideas for an international, general audience. Each March 1, the editorial team considers “pitches” from anthropologists about contributing to the magazine. buff.ly/3WDep8s
Lee mi artículo "Muerte lenta por volcán" 🌋🧪💀 sobre el envenenamiento por metales pesados en esqueletos islandeses aquí
sapiens.org/es/biology-es/iceland-volcanoes-anthropology-hazards/
sapiens.org/es/biology-es/iceland-volcanoes-anthropology-hazards/
Muerte lenta por volcán
Un antropólogo comparte nuevas investigaciones sobre los sorprendentes peligros a largo plazo de los volcanes en Islandia y cómo afrontarlos.
sapiens.org
January 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Lee mi artículo "Muerte lenta por volcán" 🌋🧪💀 sobre el envenenamiento por metales pesados en esqueletos islandeses aquí
sapiens.org/es/biology-es/iceland-volcanoes-anthropology-hazards/
sapiens.org/es/biology-es/iceland-volcanoes-anthropology-hazards/
And if you're following because of Iceland’s recent volcanic eruptions 🌋 ...
Check out this piece I wrote about how our skeletons can reveal the hidden dangers of volcanoes www.sapiens.org/biology/icel...
Check out this piece I wrote about how our skeletons can reveal the hidden dangers of volcanoes www.sapiens.org/biology/icel...
Slow Death by Volcano
A biocultural anthropologist shares new research on the surprising long-term hazards of volcanoes in Iceland—and how to address them.
www.sapiens.org
January 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
And if you're following because of Iceland’s recent volcanic eruptions 🌋 ...
Check out this piece I wrote about how our skeletons can reveal the hidden dangers of volcanoes www.sapiens.org/biology/icel...
Check out this piece I wrote about how our skeletons can reveal the hidden dangers of volcanoes www.sapiens.org/biology/icel...
Wow, I was not expecting a sudden influx of followers! Welcome, all!
If you're curious about my work, check out "A Story of Icelandic Skulls" that I produced through the SAPIENS science communication fellowship:
www.sapiens.org/archaeology/...
If you're curious about my work, check out "A Story of Icelandic Skulls" that I produced through the SAPIENS science communication fellowship:
www.sapiens.org/archaeology/...
A Story of Icelandic Skulls
An anthropologist journeys to the Arctic Circle and finds a surprising story about the human remains that end up in museum collections.
www.sapiens.org
January 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Wow, I was not expecting a sudden influx of followers! Welcome, all!
If you're curious about my work, check out "A Story of Icelandic Skulls" that I produced through the SAPIENS science communication fellowship:
www.sapiens.org/archaeology/...
If you're curious about my work, check out "A Story of Icelandic Skulls" that I produced through the SAPIENS science communication fellowship:
www.sapiens.org/archaeology/...
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Here is a photo of a trans non-binary biologist (me) holding a bird (Eastern Towhee) that is likely a bilateral gynandromorph-- a fusion of cells with female-type chromosomes and cells with male-type chromosomes in one bird!
Biological sex and human gender diversity is real and wonderful ❤️🏳️⚧️
Biological sex and human gender diversity is real and wonderful ❤️🏳️⚧️
January 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Here is a photo of a trans non-binary biologist (me) holding a bird (Eastern Towhee) that is likely a bilateral gynandromorph-- a fusion of cells with female-type chromosomes and cells with male-type chromosomes in one bird!
Biological sex and human gender diversity is real and wonderful ❤️🏳️⚧️
Biological sex and human gender diversity is real and wonderful ❤️🏳️⚧️
Museum/anatomy peeps - Does anyone have experience with conserving and/or restoring the hardware on an antique Beauchēne mount (an "exploded skull")?
January 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Museum/anatomy peeps - Does anyone have experience with conserving and/or restoring the hardware on an antique Beauchēne mount (an "exploded skull")?
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CALL OUT 🏺
We'd be grateful to hear of any opportunities in New Mexico for Trans folks with paleobotanical expertise so they can relocate.
Please email: blacktrowelcollective@gmail.com
We'd be grateful to hear of any opportunities in New Mexico for Trans folks with paleobotanical expertise so they can relocate.
Please email: blacktrowelcollective@gmail.com
January 21, 2025 at 10:39 AM
CALL OUT 🏺
We'd be grateful to hear of any opportunities in New Mexico for Trans folks with paleobotanical expertise so they can relocate.
Please email: blacktrowelcollective@gmail.com
We'd be grateful to hear of any opportunities in New Mexico for Trans folks with paleobotanical expertise so they can relocate.
Please email: blacktrowelcollective@gmail.com
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Forgot to add: U Wisconsin’s Gender & Women’s Studies Dept. is accepting applications for their Wittig Postdoc in Feminist Biology, due Feb. 14.
It’s been a minute (omg nearly a decade 😱) since I was in this role, but if my experience can answer any questions, let me know.
It’s been a minute (omg nearly a decade 😱) since I was in this role, but if my experience can answer any questions, let me know.
The Wittig Postdoc in Feminist Biology was one the best experiences in my career. I developed my teaching & research skills, while deepening my understanding of feminist epistemology. And I witnessed what a functional & inclusive dept looks like (rare in academia).
crgw.gws.wisc.edu/scholarships...
crgw.gws.wisc.edu/scholarships...
Wittig Postdoctoral Fellowship in Feminist Biology
The Wittig Postdoctoral Fellows Program in Feminist Biology offers the opportunity to combine research in a Fellow’s specific area of interest with teaching at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. We ...
crgw.gws.wisc.edu
January 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Forgot to add: U Wisconsin’s Gender & Women’s Studies Dept. is accepting applications for their Wittig Postdoc in Feminist Biology, due Feb. 14.
It’s been a minute (omg nearly a decade 😱) since I was in this role, but if my experience can answer any questions, let me know.
It’s been a minute (omg nearly a decade 😱) since I was in this role, but if my experience can answer any questions, let me know.
I'm very excited to check this new book out!
Biology is far more interesting than simple categories and being human entails an astonishingly complex interplay of biology and culture. “Sex is a Spectrum: the biological limits of the binary” @princetonupress.bsky.social publishing May 6th!
Preorder princeton.press/0r0zpeq1
Preorder princeton.press/0r0zpeq1
January 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I'm very excited to check this new book out!
The dissertation is defended, the paperwork is filed, and my manuscript is formatted for @umasslibraries.bsky.social . There always seems to be another step in any PhD program, but (I think?) I'm now truly done!
January 7, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The dissertation is defended, the paperwork is filed, and my manuscript is formatted for @umasslibraries.bsky.social . There always seems to be another step in any PhD program, but (I think?) I'm now truly done!
BioAnth students - Are you interested in getting more involved in our national organizations? Run for the Biological Anthropology Section Student Seat of AAA!
I've been our Student rep for 2 years now & it's been great learning the ins and outs and is great for networking! #AAA2024Tampa
I've been our Student rep for 2 years now & it's been great learning the ins and outs and is great for networking! #AAA2024Tampa
November 21, 2024 at 2:35 PM
BioAnth students - Are you interested in getting more involved in our national organizations? Run for the Biological Anthropology Section Student Seat of AAA!
I've been our Student rep for 2 years now & it's been great learning the ins and outs and is great for networking! #AAA2024Tampa
I've been our Student rep for 2 years now & it's been great learning the ins and outs and is great for networking! #AAA2024Tampa
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An unpleasant side effect of the flare up of the “science isn’t political” discourse is folks recommending defenses of that position from harassy/assaulty science guys.
November 16, 2024 at 3:50 PM
An unpleasant side effect of the flare up of the “science isn’t political” discourse is folks recommending defenses of that position from harassy/assaulty science guys.
My BlueSky intro! My name is Adam and I'm a newly-minted anthropology PhD. I document the ancestral human remains acquired by medical schools and research institutions for anatomy courses, and research the histories of race-based science and medicine in 🇮🇸 and 🇺🇸
November 17, 2024 at 11:56 PM
My BlueSky intro! My name is Adam and I'm a newly-minted anthropology PhD. I document the ancestral human remains acquired by medical schools and research institutions for anatomy courses, and research the histories of race-based science and medicine in 🇮🇸 and 🇺🇸
A new Bluesky starter pack listing biological anthropologists. Let me know if you want to be added go.bsky.app/CnJLf95
November 17, 2024 at 11:36 PM