https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CVarDpv270 Dr. Sarah Willen on Pandemic Journaling Project & Linking Migrant Health and Dignity in Israel Season 1 Episode 5: Recorded June 11, 2020 In this next episode of A Partial Perspective is with Dr. Sarah Willen a Professor of Anthropology at the University of Connecticut. She’s authored several articles and books in her career,... Continue Reading →
One Genetic Risk Factor for Severe Respiratory Distress from COVID-19 Derives from Neanderthals
Several days ago, Carl Zimmer, wrote a piece on a curious segment of the human genome, spanning 6 genes on Chromosome 3. This segment is unique in that 63% of Bangladeshi's carry at least one copy, and about 1/3 of of South Asians carry this variant. In Europe, only 8% of people carry this segment,... Continue Reading →
A Partial Perspective – Dr. Kiran Jayaram on the Anthropology of Education During COVID 19 & Island Anthropologies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfPqasVaFJs Dr. Kiran Jayaram on the Anthropology of Education During COVID 19 & Island Anthropologies Season 1 Episode 4 Recorded 4 June 2020 The following conversation is with William, of the podcast A Partial Perspective and Dr. Kiran Jayaram, a professor of anthropology at the University of South Florida. In this conversation they discuss topics... Continue Reading →
The Purposeful Neglect of Brazil’s Indigenous People with the COVID-19 Pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, certain populations are at greater risk than others. We know older people, those who are immunocompromised, and those of certain ethnicity are at greater risk of severe complications of this disease and even death. A particularly high risk population are indigenous peoples with little to no contact. People attending a... Continue Reading →
A Partial Perspective – Dr. Dillon Mahoney and the Economic Impacts of COVID19 & Research on Refugee Resettlement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0FkNXWJJws Dr. Dillon Mahoney and the Economic Impacts of COVID19 & Research on Refugee Resettlement Season 1 Episode 2 Recorded: 14 May 2020 In this episode, William, of the podcast A Partial Perspective, talks with Dr. Dillon Mahoney, a professor of anthropology at the University of South Florida. In this conversation, Wiliam talks about his... Continue Reading →
