
Facebook as a MMORPG? Playing Pretend Online
Krystal D'Costa is an anthropologist working in digital media in New York City. You can follow AiP on Facebook.

Facebook as a MMORPG? Playing Pretend Online

Save the Date for the First #NYCSciTweetUp of 2012

Fitting Room Confidential

Editor's Selections: Roman health, Anatomical offerings, and Mental illness

Ashes, Yarmulkes and the Hijab: Communitas and Religious Symbols
What is the broader function of Ash Wednesday?

Editor's Selections: Sharky speedos, Local language, and Suburban livin'

Social Media Week Returns to a City Near You: February 13th - 17th, 2012

Editor s Selections: Family Medical Histories, A Grave In The Bahamas, Medieval Malaria, And Macaques

Parades Public Festivals, Public Spectacles

If You Want Me to RSVP, Then You Need to Actually Invite Me

Editor's Selections: The Eve of Horses, Amusic Pitch Challenges, and Canine Parasites

On My Shelf: Autophobia (A Review)

There's More to That Red Plastic Cup Than You Thought

Mourning Digitally

Editor's Selections: Roman lead poisoning, Dyslexia, Intelligence in context, and A. bosei's teeth

The End of the Time of Earth: Why Does the Leap Second Matter?

The Animal Connection: Why Do We Keep Pets?

Editor's Selections: More on Syphilis, Education in India, and Classifying Things in Archaeology

It Takes a (Virtual) Village

Everything You Wanted to Know ... Kinda

What Are the Costs of Lending a Helping Hand?
Providing assistance is a nuanced decision. How and why do we decide to help someone in need?

From the Archives: Power, Confidence, and High Heels

Editor s Selections: Italian dialects, Skin color decoded, Mayan tobacco use, Navajo diets, and Blood-borne diseases

Confessions from a Reluctant e-Reader Adopter