FIELDNOTES BY DOC

What does it mean to be human? That's a question that many have asked from perspectives ranging from theology to biology. Physical, or biological, anthropology explores humankind by focusing on our evolutionary heritage, paying particular note to biological variations and similarities that exist in our species, and that we share with other organisms, past and present.

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

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Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?             Many of you know me and know that I have been an activist...
Friday, November 11, 2016

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TO DAD, On Veterans Day, 2016                                 Staff Sargent Herman P. Sandford Most of my friends know that my dad,...
Saturday, May 10, 2014

Thank a Nurse

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The place: Boulder, Colorado; the time, 1979. I’m lying in a hospital bed trying to get comfortable with a headache way off the 10-point...
Thursday, March 10, 2011

Loving Anthropology

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Several weeks ago the authors of the blog Savage Minds challenged their readers to write about Why I Love Anthropology? Anthropology has bee...
Monday, October 19, 2009

Evolution or Extinction: The Ultimate Challenge to Our Species

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When I was teaching physical, or biological anthropology, I was often asked, "Is our species still evolving?" Sometimes, the ques...
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MK "Doc" Sandford, Ph.D.
Why "Fieldnotes by Doc"? I am a physical (or biological) anthropologist by training. In 2006, I left university teaching and research due to a chronic autoimmune disease, psoriatic arthritis. I miss daily interaction with students and colleagues over pizza and beer, or in the classroom and in the lab. Today, I write, and some days that writing includes blogging. I enjoy photography, and having taken some photos to show, I write songs to perform on my guitar, I have long been involved in causes of social justice and politics. I do a little volunteer work when I can. I spend as much time as possible in nature and am privileged to be the steward of five forested acres. An anthropologist studies humankind - how human beings are alike and how we humans are different. That means that, in the words of one of my most important mentor's, "Everything is relevant if you are smart enough to see it." Drop in and you may find me talking about some new species of fossil, an old movie, or the latest political crisis. If it is of interest to you, spend some time here, send me a question, or make a comment.
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