Describing Artifacts. What design and anthropology share, but Design Anthropology disregards
By unfolding the tension between “artifacts” and “description” within the field of design and within the field of anthropology, the present article questions Design Anthropology (DA) on two grounds.
Alvise Mattozzi
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Differences in prevalence arising from reference values for physiological and laboratory measurements used in studies of Tibetan highlanders and differences in study populations between the two studies. [PDF]
We conducted an epidemiological study of Tibetan highlanders in Tsarang Village, Mustang District, Nepal, and reported the findings in Arima et al. (Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 43:25, 2024). Subsequently, Sienna R.
Arima H, Koirala S, Nishimura T.
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Design Fiction as a Practice for Researching the Social
The aim of this paper is to contribute to a new conceptual foundation for design fiction. Much attention is dedicated to theorising how design fictions relate to our so-called actual world.
Thomas Markussen +2 more
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With the growing focus on the home as a site for life, work, and energy generation and demand, home batteries of many kinds are increasingly ubiquitous.
Sarah Pink
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Anthropological design of possible future spaces
The aim of this article is to explore the role that anthropology can play in designing participatory workshops, as a space to imagine possible futures.
Isabel Farina
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Circles and Mistakes: Interview with Tim Ingold
Tim Ingold is a British anthropologist, Social Anthropology Professor at the University of Aberdeen, Fellow of the British Academy, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Tim Ingold, Blanca Callén, Melisa Duque
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Weaving. Methods and tools against homelessness between anthropology and design
Starting from our long experience in a participatory laboratory conducted by means of design and anthropology, we reflect on the contribution of creative and practical activities to the creation of collaborative communities of practice.
Valentina Porcellana +2 more
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Neuropsychology of the parietal lobe: Luria’s and contemporary conceptions
The parietal lobe, constituting approximately 20% of the human brain, comprises two main regions: the somatosensory cortex and the posterior parietal cortex.
Dyecika Souza-Couto +2 more
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A computational framework for canonical holistic morphometric analysis of trabecular bone
Bone is a remarkable, living tissue that functionally adapts to external loading. Therefore, bone shape and internal structure carry information relevant to many disciplines, including medicine, forensic science, and anthropology.
Sebastian Bachmann +4 more
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Anthropology and Design: Exchanges, Entanglements, and Frictions
Nowadays, cultural anthropologists and designers are more connected than ever. It is not unusual to find them working side by side on the same team, together with engineers, marketers and other business operators. How did we get to this point?
Ivan Bargna, Giovanna Santanera
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