Anthropologist Underground

Anthropologist Underground
Birthday
October 13
Bio
I'm Terrie Torgersen Peterson. I hold a BA in Anthropology from the University of Wyoming. I've done archeological field work at Haluzta in Israel, San Juan River cliff dwellings in the American Southwest, and in the Big Horn Canyon in Wyoming. I'm currently a writer and stay-home mom to two gorgeous, laughing children. I enjoy exploring the intersection of science and culture and my own life as ethnography. I also write for Shethought.com. and DoesThisMakeSense.com. You can email me: anthropologistunderground [at] gmail [dot] com.

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JANUARY 6, 2012 4:12PM

Science is Real!

 
 
The accessiblity for writing in public and self-publishing is amazing. I feel very fortunate to enjoy a few venues in which to do this. I have a passion for factual reality, and I want to spread the good news.

In real life I… Read full post »
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JULY 22, 2011 4:55PM

I Can Dress Myself, Thank You.

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Although I am a godless liberal, I am not generally opposed to religion. I understand that religion has the potential to do a lot of good for many people. I realize that shared mythologies can be powerful contributors to cohesive societies. That said, what I am… Read full post »
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JULY 3, 2011 11:07AM

Gerontophilia (Sex!) and Linguistics

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I’ve written about linguistic relativity in the past. Briefly, there is ongoing and evolving research that attempts to explore the relationship between acquired language and perceptions of reality. The classic example from way back… Read full post »
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MAY 7, 2011 10:31PM

Culinary Anthropology Fail

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One of my most pleasurable memories from archeology field school in Haluza, Israel is the morning meal. I would ascend from the shaded site I was working on, out of the stifling dust into searing heat, then up to the shaded picnic tables at the top… Read full post »
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APRIL 11, 2011 3:31PM

Critical Thinking as Self-Defense

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I’m pretty sure I was mentally ill until my twenties. I was raised in a patriarchal religious family that didn’t value education and paired profound incuriosity with deep suspicion of anything even slightly unusual, such as spicy food.

Educated people were threateni… Read full post »
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JANUARY 9, 2011 9:37PM

Self-Labeling or Self-Limiting?

 
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I’ve written about cognitive linguistics in the past:

According to Wikipedia, Linguistic Relativity is the idea that: "the varying cultural concepts and categories inherent in different languages affect the cognitive classification of th… Read full post »
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DECEMBER 12, 2010 9:46PM

Extinction in Real Time

I spent my formative years living in lush, wet coniferous forests.  The ponderosas, fir, spruces, and pines were among my only friends.  They were quiet sentinels who kept me company while I read and anchored the corners of my imaginary houses. They sang moaning songs with the wind and pop… Read full post »
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