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Dr. Borofsky is the director of the Center for a Public Anthropology
Anthropologists cite ‘privacy concerns’ to justify anonymizing collaborators. But Borofsky asked his informants what they actually wanted: public recognition, legacy, intellectual credit. We’ve built an entire ethics apparatus around assumptions we never bothered to verify.
October 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Anthropologists cite ‘privacy concerns’ to justify anonymizing collaborators. But Borofsky asked his informants what they actually wanted: public recognition, legacy, intellectual credit. We’ve built an entire ethics apparatus around assumptions we never bothered to verify.
The irony embedded in this image reflects anthropology’s institutional crisis: researchers who study power structures while maintaining them through exclusive control over primary data.
June 12, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The irony embedded in this image reflects anthropology’s institutional crisis: researchers who study power structures while maintaining them through exclusive control over primary data.
What % of anthropologists have fudged data?
From Castaneda to Chagnon, too many “classics” rest on stories we can’t verify.
Trust ≠ evidence. In a post-colonial world, informants deserve a say—and readers deserve receipts.
It’s time to stop guessing in the dark.
Show us the data.
From Castaneda to Chagnon, too many “classics” rest on stories we can’t verify.
Trust ≠ evidence. In a post-colonial world, informants deserve a say—and readers deserve receipts.
It’s time to stop guessing in the dark.
Show us the data.
May 7, 2025 at 1:19 AM
What % of anthropologists have fudged data?
From Castaneda to Chagnon, too many “classics” rest on stories we can’t verify.
Trust ≠ evidence. In a post-colonial world, informants deserve a say—and readers deserve receipts.
It’s time to stop guessing in the dark.
Show us the data.
From Castaneda to Chagnon, too many “classics” rest on stories we can’t verify.
Trust ≠ evidence. In a post-colonial world, informants deserve a say—and readers deserve receipts.
It’s time to stop guessing in the dark.
Show us the data.