Keith Chan
@keithcchan.bsky.social
Teaching anthropology in San Diego. Also proud of my VR projects e.g., www.anvropomotron.com and www.paleoca.com.
What a wonderful discussion about the science of who we are! Thank you so much for this opportunity to talk with so many thinkers.
We love when our discussions spark questions that lead to even more questions and, ultimately, to deeper understanding. Keith taught us so much about ourselves and who we are as a species. We're all connected to each other.
Thank you @keithcchan.bsky.social
#VR #Evolution #HomoSapien
Thank you @keithcchan.bsky.social
#VR #Evolution #HomoSapien
October 24, 2025 at 2:58 AM
What a wonderful discussion about the science of who we are! Thank you so much for this opportunity to talk with so many thinkers.
A few more days!
Join @helenerwin.bsky.social and @keithcchan.bsky.social next Thursday October 23rd.
We can trace ourselves to her. She lived 150 000-200 000 years ago. Our mothers mothers mothers, and their mothers mothers... all through the female line.
What does she mean to you? Come share with
@keithcchan.bsky.social
and me at The Foremothers Cafe on #ENGAGE Oct 23rd at 7 pm.
Image: ChatGPT
What does she mean to you? Come share with
@keithcchan.bsky.social
and me at The Foremothers Cafe on #ENGAGE Oct 23rd at 7 pm.
Image: ChatGPT
October 20, 2025 at 12:53 AM
A few more days!
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We can trace ourselves to her. She lived 150 000-200 000 years ago. Our mothers mothers mothers, and their mothers mothers... all through the female line.
What does she mean to you? Come share with
@keithcchan.bsky.social
and me at The Foremothers Cafe on #ENGAGE Oct 23rd at 7 pm.
Image: ChatGPT
What does she mean to you? Come share with
@keithcchan.bsky.social
and me at The Foremothers Cafe on #ENGAGE Oct 23rd at 7 pm.
Image: ChatGPT
October 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
We can trace ourselves to her. She lived 150 000-200 000 years ago. Our mothers mothers mothers, and their mothers mothers... all through the female line.
What does she mean to you? Come share with
@keithcchan.bsky.social
and me at The Foremothers Cafe on #ENGAGE Oct 23rd at 7 pm.
Image: ChatGPT
What does she mean to you? Come share with
@keithcchan.bsky.social
and me at The Foremothers Cafe on #ENGAGE Oct 23rd at 7 pm.
Image: ChatGPT
Come have a fun talk in Engage!
Join us at #TheForemothersCafe on #ENGAGEXR for a conversation with @keithcchan.bsky.social about our oldest known foremother. Did you know that we ALL have the same foremother? Yes, all of us. Our mothers' lineage. mother, grandmother, great-grandmother....
Thursday October 23rd at 7 pm
Thursday October 23rd at 7 pm
October 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Come have a fun talk in Engage!
Thanks AT&T. I wonder what Spectrum is like.
September 20, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Thanks AT&T. I wonder what Spectrum is like.
Disney ban, meet Target ban. It’s too bad I won’t be enjoying the Fantastic Four home release, but I want to live in a functional society instead of just seeing one on screen.
September 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Disney ban, meet Target ban. It’s too bad I won’t be enjoying the Fantastic Four home release, but I want to live in a functional society instead of just seeing one on screen.
Took 20 minutes to park on campus and I need another 5 in the car to chill the f out
September 16, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Took 20 minutes to park on campus and I need another 5 in the car to chill the f out
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We recently paid people to unfollow the most divisive accounts on X. After a month, they felt 23% less animosity towards other political groups
Their experience was so positive that half declined to refollow those hostile accounts after the study and they felt less animosity 11 months later.
Their experience was so positive that half declined to refollow those hostile accounts after the study and they felt less animosity 11 months later.
July 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
We recently paid people to unfollow the most divisive accounts on X. After a month, they felt 23% less animosity towards other political groups
Their experience was so positive that half declined to refollow those hostile accounts after the study and they felt less animosity 11 months later.
Their experience was so positive that half declined to refollow those hostile accounts after the study and they felt less animosity 11 months later.
I learned about the new Pope through the new Mexican radio station in San Diego. “Why are they talking about a new potato?”
May 8, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I learned about the new Pope through the new Mexican radio station in San Diego. “Why are they talking about a new potato?”
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"Tsutaya et al. used ancient proteomic analysis on a previously unidentified hominin mandible from Taiwan and identified it as having belonged to a male Denisovan." #paleoanthropology
A male Denisovan mandible from Pleistocene Taiwan
Denisovans are an extinct hominin group defined by ancient genomes of Middle to Late Pleistocene fossils from southern Siberia. Although genomic evidence suggests their widespread distribution through...
www.science.org
April 11, 2025 at 1:43 AM
"Tsutaya et al. used ancient proteomic analysis on a previously unidentified hominin mandible from Taiwan and identified it as having belonged to a male Denisovan." #paleoanthropology
I got brake checked and the most insulting part was that they didn’t get anywhere as close to me as we got to each other in our simultaneous lane change.
April 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I got brake checked and the most insulting part was that they didn’t get anywhere as close to me as we got to each other in our simultaneous lane change.
Reposted by Keith Chan
Losing the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) would be an act of monumental neglect.
I made a video about what’s at risk, and how orgs like @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social and the American Alliance of Museums need us to help advocate for these critical places.
youtu.be/fYLC-KWy-Ks?...
I made a video about what’s at risk, and how orgs like @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social and the American Alliance of Museums need us to help advocate for these critical places.
youtu.be/fYLC-KWy-Ks?...
Trump is gutting museums and libraries.
YouTube video by thebrainscoop
youtu.be
April 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Losing the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) would be an act of monumental neglect.
I made a video about what’s at risk, and how orgs like @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social and the American Alliance of Museums need us to help advocate for these critical places.
youtu.be/fYLC-KWy-Ks?...
I made a video about what’s at risk, and how orgs like @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social and the American Alliance of Museums need us to help advocate for these critical places.
youtu.be/fYLC-KWy-Ks?...
Reposted by Keith Chan
April 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Reposted by Keith Chan
Incredible orangutan fossil from Vietnam highlights how diverse this group of apes was in the past; today there are only 3 highly endangered species living on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra (article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....)
March 25, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Incredible orangutan fossil from Vietnam highlights how diverse this group of apes was in the past; today there are only 3 highly endangered species living on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra (article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....)
I went to Target for the first time in months. Don't worry: I didn't buy anything. I just flipped off the things I used to buy.
March 23, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I went to Target for the first time in months. Don't worry: I didn't buy anything. I just flipped off the things I used to buy.
Best accomplishment last week: got elected undergraduate advisor. This week: beat my class in a game of Kahoot.
March 14, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Best accomplishment last week: got elected undergraduate advisor. This week: beat my class in a game of Kahoot.
Reposted by Keith Chan
Scientists say they have the first recorded video evidence of narwhals using tusks not only to strike and manipulate fish during feeding, but also engage in what appears to be playful behavior: cnn.it/3QRn188
March 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Scientists say they have the first recorded video evidence of narwhals using tusks not only to strike and manipulate fish during feeding, but also engage in what appears to be playful behavior: cnn.it/3QRn188
Reposted by Keith Chan
PLAY THIS (archaeology) GAME!
Katrine Haydock, one of our brilliant undergraduates has developed a video game for her dissertation to understand the impact of archaeological methods on gameplay. Please play it and take the survey. 🏺
katrinehaydock.itch.io
Katrine Haydock, one of our brilliant undergraduates has developed a video game for her dissertation to understand the impact of archaeological methods on gameplay. Please play it and take the survey. 🏺
katrinehaydock.itch.io
Katrine Haydock
katrinehaydock.itch.io
March 4, 2025 at 10:38 AM
PLAY THIS (archaeology) GAME!
Katrine Haydock, one of our brilliant undergraduates has developed a video game for her dissertation to understand the impact of archaeological methods on gameplay. Please play it and take the survey. 🏺
katrinehaydock.itch.io
Katrine Haydock, one of our brilliant undergraduates has developed a video game for her dissertation to understand the impact of archaeological methods on gameplay. Please play it and take the survey. 🏺
katrinehaydock.itch.io
Two days of rain in San Diego and people are taking it as a personal attack
February 14, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Two days of rain in San Diego and people are taking it as a personal attack
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#BiologicalAnthropology @bioanth.org folks attending #AABA2025... share your photography, sculpture, paintings, other artistic works, #SciComm projects or engaging learning activities at this year's expo in Baltimore! Submit through the link below.
January 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
#BiologicalAnthropology @bioanth.org folks attending #AABA2025... share your photography, sculpture, paintings, other artistic works, #SciComm projects or engaging learning activities at this year's expo in Baltimore! Submit through the link below.
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!["I'm not a scientist" is a phrase that has been often used by American politicians, primarily Republicans,[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] when asked about a scientific subject, such as global warming,[1] or the age of the Earth.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreifun36abhamu7uhha7pjq5egxkq2wdt2bfhfewq6kdsex2vvwzxwe@jpeg)
How come the Doomsday Clock is always minutes from midnight? What does 12:15 look like and how is it different from 12:05? Heck the fact that there is a midnight implies there’s a 4pm. What’s that like?
January 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
How come the Doomsday Clock is always minutes from midnight? What does 12:15 look like and how is it different from 12:05? Heck the fact that there is a midnight implies there’s a 4pm. What’s that like?
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I got a perfect score! (Then again, I did write it…) 🧪🏺
Neanderthal quiz: How much do you know about our closest relatives?
Think you know everything about Neanderthals? Take our quiz to find out.
www.livescience.com
January 25, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I got a perfect score! (Then again, I did write it…) 🧪🏺