Bridget Alex
@bridgetalex.bsky.social
Anthropologist, Science Writer. Archaeology & Bio Anthro Editor for SAPIENS. Lecturer for Harvard HEB. Views my own. www.bridgetalex.com
90 Years Since Its Discovery, a Stone Age Human Still Holds Lessons
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November 12, 2025 at 1:48 PM
90 Years Since Its Discovery, a Stone Age Human Still Holds Lessons
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What is this vestigial contortion of my face as I listen to Mamdani’s victory speech? Ah right, a smile.
November 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
What is this vestigial contortion of my face as I listen to Mamdani’s victory speech? Ah right, a smile.
Yes on ballot measure #3 in Somerville
October 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Yes on ballot measure #3 in Somerville
In Human Origins Research, Communities Are the Missing Link
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September 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
In Human Origins Research, Communities Are the Missing Link
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This frose is not everything I dreamed it would be
August 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
This frose is not everything I dreamed it would be
Instead of ironing…
August 20, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Instead of ironing…
The Tangled Roots of Corruption in Today’s South Africa
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The Tangled Roots of Corruption in Today’s South Africa
A legal scholar turned anthropologist connects South Africa’s colonial and apartheid past to what she witnesses shadowing parole officers.
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August 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The Tangled Roots of Corruption in Today’s South Africa
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Wrote this out today: Fossil teeth reveal a previously unknown human ancestor from eastern Africa | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Fossil teeth reveal a previously unknown human ancestor from eastern Africa
Scientists say the teeth belonged to a type of Australopithecus, a relative of Lucy’s species, that coexisted with our genus, Homo
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August 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Wrote this out today: Fossil teeth reveal a previously unknown human ancestor from eastern Africa | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Feeding Community When Government Aid Runs Dry
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Feeding Community When Government Aid Runs Dry
An anthropologist discusses the biological consequences of inadequate food—and why Argentina's community kitchens need support.
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August 7, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Feeding Community When Government Aid Runs Dry
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August 5, 2025 at 2:05 AM
a student started this article in my Harvard science writing course this spring, and now it's published in Smithsonian! www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
Can A.I. Help Revitalize Indigenous Languages?
Indigenous researchers and roboticists are crafting innovative tools to help save endangered dialects
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August 1, 2025 at 12:01 AM
a student started this article in my Harvard science writing course this spring, and now it's published in Smithsonian! www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
Wrote this, out today: Our ape ancestors’ taste for fermenting fruit may have paved a boozy evolutionary path | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Our ape ancestors’ taste for fermenting fruit may have paved a boozy evolutionary path
Eating fallen fruit—or “scrumping”—plays a bigger part in many apes’ diets than scientists realized
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July 31, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Wrote this, out today: Our ape ancestors’ taste for fermenting fruit may have paved a boozy evolutionary path | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
so this is how Colbert must have felt. Learned that SAPIENS magazine, where I work, is closing from a mass email to its newsletter subscribers today.
July 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
so this is how Colbert must have felt. Learned that SAPIENS magazine, where I work, is closing from a mass email to its newsletter subscribers today.
"Parenting should not be learned in isolation or all at once—it is a lifelong process embedded in daily life long before one has a child and long after."
Great piece by @denizsalali.bsky.social To Raise Children, We Must First Raise Parents www.sapiens.org/biology/to-r...
Great piece by @denizsalali.bsky.social To Raise Children, We Must First Raise Parents www.sapiens.org/biology/to-r...
To Raise Children, We Must First Raise Parents
An anthropologist compares her early motherhood in London with child care experiences in a hunter-gatherer community of Central Africa.
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July 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
"Parenting should not be learned in isolation or all at once—it is a lifelong process embedded in daily life long before one has a child and long after."
Great piece by @denizsalali.bsky.social To Raise Children, We Must First Raise Parents www.sapiens.org/biology/to-r...
Great piece by @denizsalali.bsky.social To Raise Children, We Must First Raise Parents www.sapiens.org/biology/to-r...
some Italian years ago: "let's just dilute this fine espresso and call it an americano"
July 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
some Italian years ago: "let's just dilute this fine espresso and call it an americano"
every biological anthropologist needs an entomologist friend to turn to every time we have a "wait what about the social insects?" type question
July 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
every biological anthropologist needs an entomologist friend to turn to every time we have a "wait what about the social insects?" type question
The dumbest thing about babies is when they can’t sleep because they are too tired
July 8, 2025 at 1:16 AM
The dumbest thing about babies is when they can’t sleep because they are too tired
Oh hey I did that study!
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Why does U.S. media highlight tombs in Egypt but not cities in China? A study shows how archaeology reporting favors white/Christian histories—shaping who gets remembered. #Archaeology #BiasInMedia #CulturalHeritage #Anthropology
July 3, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Oh hey I did that study!
Wonder what archaeology makes headlines? In a new study, we investigated US media coverage for 1,115 arch papers published over 6 years. Seems Chinese archaeology was under-reported.
Regional disparities in US media coverage of archaeology research | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Regional disparities in US media coverage of archaeology research | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Regional disparities in US media coverage of archaeology research
US media coverage of archaeology shows geographic disparities, with archaeology of China/Taiwan less likely to receive coverage.
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July 2, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Wonder what archaeology makes headlines? In a new study, we investigated US media coverage for 1,115 arch papers published over 6 years. Seems Chinese archaeology was under-reported.
Regional disparities in US media coverage of archaeology research | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Regional disparities in US media coverage of archaeology research | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
How is indigo an official rainbow color but nobody talks about it?!
July 2, 2025 at 5:19 PM
How is indigo an official rainbow color but nobody talks about it?!
If I wanted my sandwich messy, I wouldn’t have ordered a sandwich
July 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
If I wanted my sandwich messy, I wouldn’t have ordered a sandwich
news from Obłazowa Cave, the most pleasant cave I've ever done archaeology in
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Humans hurled massive mammoth tusk boomerangs 40,000 years ago
At almost 2.5 feet long, the ivory weapon wasn’t designed to return to the user.
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June 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
news from Obłazowa Cave, the most pleasant cave I've ever done archaeology in
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www.popsci.com/science/mamm...
Uncovering an Archaeology of U.S. Empire in Panama
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Uncovering an Archaeology of U.S. Empire in Panama
An anthropologist investigates how the U.S. used archaeology to expand its influence in the Panama Canal Zone.
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June 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Uncovering an Archaeology of U.S. Empire in Panama
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