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[From the Archives] Why Don’t Anthropologists Study Adventure?
A Brief Overview of Adventure in the Social Sciences and Humanities
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Justin S. Bailey
Gone Travl'n
Off to Ireland and the "walker's city".
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[From the Archives] The Role of the Anthropologist in the 21st Century
Aspiring Polymath, Actually Just Neurotic
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Memento Mori: A Venture into Death, Travel, Tattoos, and Recalibrating Worldviews
The concept of memento mori is simple and need not be a morbid exercise. Can a journey into envisioning our own death help reframe our worldview much…
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October 2024

Those Who Wander Open Debate #3
Is Adventure Work, Play, or Something in Between?
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Do We Know Who We Are?: The Significance of Anthropology
Studying anthropology, like travel and adventure, opens our minds to a world of eternal complexity and diversity. However, it is a discipline that…
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[From the Archives] Our Ancient Narrative
Excerpt from the Prologue of 'An Anthropology of Wandering'
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The Problem of Short-Cut Learning: Why Extensive Travel and Life-Long Reading Should be Cultivated More in Society
The problem of alternative media is a false promise that dense subjects and information about our world can be swiftly downloaded into our brains…
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September 2024

Those Who Wander Open Debate #2
Does Travel Grant Us a Realistic View of the World?
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What Ancient DNA Reveals About the Deep Past of Human Wandering
On David Reich’s book 'Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past.'
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To Plan or Not to Plan: How Much Should One Prepare for a Visit to Another Country When We Value Spontaneity?
Besides acquiring a passport, booking flights, and reserving lodgings, how much should go into preparing to visit another country if we still desire to…
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The Purgatory of Modern Travel: When is Travel Not Worth It?
Modern travel can be quite maddening. So why do so many of us willingly put ourselves through this gauntlet of misery to reach our destinations?
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