Category Archives: Osteology Everywhere

Osteology Everywhere: College Bar Edition

Posted on January 21, 2016 by JB

This past Monday night I grabbed a pitcher* with a friend at a local watering hole. After a long day of grappling with histograms of canine metrics, I felt that some time apart from bones in any form was well-warranted: But of … Continue reading →

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Osteology Everywhere: Elephant Edition

Posted on January 6, 2016 by JB

My life has been dominated by pachyderms of late because I’ve spent the last two and a half weeks  in Thailand. In late December, I visited real elephants for the first time at Elephant Jungle Sanctuary outside of Chiang Mai, … Continue reading →

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Osteology Everywhere: Target Edition

Posted on September 18, 2015 by JB

I swung by my local Target a few days ago to pick up much needed supplies (read: miniature cans of Coke Zero, emergency Gatorade, frozen enchiladas). While wandering through the aisles in search of things that I hadn’t realized that I needed , … Continue reading →

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Osteology Everywhere: Michigan Breweries Edition

Posted on August 16, 2015 by JB

This has been my first full summer in Michigan, so all of my time not spent teaching or engaged in course prep has been spent on the road, exploring what this state has to offer when temperatures are above freezing. … Continue reading →

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Osteology Everywhere: Ikea Edition

Posted on August 6, 2015 by JB

A few weeks ago I headed to Ikea with one of my graduate colleagues who had never visited the Swedish furniture emporium before. While there, we discovered an awesome skeletally-themed twin bedspread. We also found out that I had dressed particularly … Continue reading →

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Osteology Everywhere: Innominate Edition

Posted on July 23, 2015 by JB

Two weeks ago, during our second week of The Science of Skeletons, I covered the osteological estimation of sex and bioarchaeological approaches to reconstructing gender in the past. Unsurprisingly, that was the week I started to see ossa coxae everywhere I … Continue reading →

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Osteology Everywhere – Mission Edition

Posted on April 19, 2015 by JB

During my recent trip to San Francisco for an academic conference, I took advantage of the fact that my roommate is a California native. The afternoon after my poster we struck out for to Chinatown in order to unwind: and the … Continue reading →

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Osteology Everywhere: Madison Edition

Posted on March 23, 2015 by JB

I’ve spent the past week visiting Madison, Wisconsin, eating vast amounts of cheese curds, quaffing pints of New Glarus and Capital beer, and generally having a pretty outstanding time. However, despite the fact that I’ve been treating this trip as a vacation, osteology has … Continue reading →

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Osteology Everywhere: Airport Edition

Posted on March 5, 2015 by JB

It’s spring break here in Ann Arbor (Editor’s Note: “spring” is misleading – technically this should read “intractable winter punctuated by copious amounts of unpredictable precipitation, ranging from snow to freezing rain” break). In celebration I’ve been taking this week relatively easy, … Continue reading →

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Osteology Everywhere: Vitamin C Edition

Posted on February 3, 2015 by JB

Check out the meningeal grooves on this orange! They’re going a little bit haywire, but still pretty clearly visible. And who said packing your lunch was boring!? Oh right, the Onion. I need more hobbies. Image Credits: Photo of parietal … Continue reading →

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