A book review I agreed to write is one year past its due date. I have started carrying the book around with the unfulfilled intention of reading it.
Bridget Alex
@bridgetalex.bsky.social
Anthropologist, Science Communicator. Lecturer at Harvard & Tufts. www.youtube.com/@OriginsBridgetAlex www.bridgetalex.com
From an evolutionary perspective, isn't it weird that people keep pets? Watch my video grappling with this pet question! youtu.be/ww8awhI1k8Q?...
Do Pets Go Against Evolutionary Theory?
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Headphones died. Reconnecting with the sounds of my surrounds.
Walked by a house that left out this free stuff. 100% sure an archaeologist must live there.
So excited to be a co-author on this paper with an amazing team led by @egveatch.bsky.social, published today! Tl:dr - 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘰 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 scavenged (not hunted) Stegodon and did not have control of fire at Liang Bua.
Dr. E Grace Veatch@egveatch.bsky.social · last mo.🐘 check out our newest paper from Liang Bua! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Did H. floresiensis hunt Stegodon? 🔪 Did they also had control use of fire? 🔥 We tested these early claims of complex behavior using taphonomy, experimental archaeology, and zooarchaeology of the Stegodon assemblage.
Have hard grumblings and buzz about this for about a year. Interesting... It's better than I expected. Need to read closer. Why were mysterious ancient humans found in an African cave all female? | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Why were mysterious ancient humans found in an African cave all female?
Analysis of fossil proteins deepens mystery of the enigmatic Homo naledi
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Digital Science Communication Fellow Dr. Bridget Alex
Dr. Bridget Alex — a paleoanthropologist, science writer, educator, and ASPR affiliate — was selected as part of the inaugural cohort for the Digital Science Communication Fellowship at th...
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Students in my spring Harvard class made awesome Neanderthal videos. Check them out and hear me opine about the merits of community engaged learning. youtube.com/shorts/kB29s...
Neanderthals Galore!
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Just had to let the world know I'm from Pittsburgh youtu.be/uBwqfpXSTHs?...
What's With Pittsburgh?
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Reviewed a Neanderthal sci-fi novel for Science! youtube.com/shorts/duQx3...
New Book Brings Neanderthals Back
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This arrived today! Excited to read and incorporate into my Science Writing class!
How long into parenthood were you when you realized Twinkle Twinkle and the ABCs are the same song?
Help friends! I'm in a competition with my fellow Boston Museum of Science Digital Sci-Comm Fellows to gain the most followers before 12 pm EST Wednesday. Help my team win by subscribing to my YouTube Channel: youtu.be/tFFvrvLQrg0?...
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I intensely do NOT care about the national spelling bee
Week in wildlife: a baby pangolin, a gorilla super-mum and Formula One geese
Listerine Leaves 0.1% Of Germs Alive To Spread Message Of Terror Throughout Microbial Community — theonion.com/listerine-le...
Listerine Leaves 0.1% Of Germs Alive To Spread Message Of Terror Throughout Microbial Community
SUMMIT, NJ—In a surprise attack of astonishing brutality, oral cavity sources confirmed Thursday that the Listerine inside a local mouth was leaving 0.1% of germs alive in order to spread a message of...
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Are you an archaeologist seeking avenues into public communication? Want to learn about pop-sci writing, podcasts, videos? Join my SAA webinar next Wednesday 3 May at 1 pm EST! saa.org/Member/SAAMe...
Opportunities for Archaeologists in Public Communication
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Ever wonder why you don't have a tail? Let's talk tails: youtu.be/F5SvSIFJxvk?...
How You Lost Your Tail Twice
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accidentally said the train goes "vrooom vrooom" instead of "choooo chooo" and my 1.5-year-old looked at me like I'm a fool
Want to know more about sex between Neanderthals and Stone Age Homo sapiens? Watch my latest video: youtu.be/aUDUliwmiTY?...
Did Your Female Ancestors Fancy Neanderthals?
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Great pop-sci article written by a student in my Harvard science writing course: archaeology.harvard.edu/news/2026/04...
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