Jane Desmond

Thrilled to appear on this @AnthroBiology podcast episode w/ my colleague @Anthrofuentes. We talk about why, and how, it's time to transform the culture of animal models in biomedical research: a system that fails all of us. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-… #anthropology #animals #podcast

The 2021 Presidential Address, authored by Akhil Gupta and Jessie Stoolman is now open access! anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/am…

Excited to see this new book by my Anthro colleague Kate Clancy!

@SolliKristin @sinwangchong Excited to see your chapter in this Kristin!

Are you researching doctoral education or doctoral writing? Writing a PhD by Publication? Supervising or supporting doctoral researchers writing one? This book is for you! Edited by @sinwangchong and Neil Johnson. link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9… 1/5

A date for your diaries! Thursday 20th October @nvmuk, Tom Tyler will be joined by @evahaifa_ and @petersands1 to launch his new book, "Game: Animals, Video Games, and Humanity" Come along for a fantastic discussion and the chance to play some games!

@jeffrsebo @NYU_ASI Great news!

Announcing the NYU Wild Animal Welfare Program! @NYU_ASI will soon be launching a new program that examines what wild animals are like, how humans and wild animals interact, and how humans can improve our interactions with wild animals at scale. 🧵👇 nyu.edu/about/news-pub…

Don't count the birds out, I say! An 'innovation arms race' between sulfur-crested cockatoos and humans in Australia. Research by Barbara Klump et al., #scicomm by @BeeBrookshire nytimes.com/2022/09/12/sci… #birds #animals #animalcognition #behavioralecology

@Anthrofuentes @Evolutionistrue @americanacad Wonderful news and congratulations Agustin!

"Called out" by @Evolutionistrue again which is always followed by a wave of pretty messed up emails and other "notes" from a cluster of very angry, hateful folks. But, on the bright side I am being inducted into the @americanacad today...so balance is nice.

Online harassment: “it’s important to boost science communication itself, rather than tangle with trolls & abusers. Every hour you spend debating someone, arguing in bad faith, is an hour that could have been spent amplifying & engaging with good content” nature.com/articles/d4158…

@evahaifa_ Wonderful books! And delighted to see that two —Crooked Cats and Dogopolis, are in the Animal Lives Book Series @ U of Chicago Press. Potential authors interested in the series are welcome to contact me to discuss their projects! Jane Desmond at: desmondjanecarol@gmail.com.

@NayanikaM Wonderful! Congratulations Nayanika!

Now that I have managed to explain what this means to my family, sharing some professional, personal - and political - news here. Way too many people to thank: teachers, referees, little sis, friends, colleagues, students. Promise to try to pay it forward southasia.ox.ac.uk/article/nayani…

Glad to see this debate getting national discussion. Thanks to ⁦@bjkingape⁩ for sharing. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/…

This week in history:#Anthropologist and dancer Katherine Dunham, was born on June 22, 1909. In June 1935, she began doing research in Haiti chicago.suntimes.com/2022/6/24/2317…

@bjkingape Absolutely beautifully written review. Had his book on pre-order and just downloaded it yesterday.

Every day when I go outside now, I think of the insect orchestra we humans cannot hear... I started my review with that piece of Yong's book because it brings home memorably the #nature soundscape unavailable to our ears. #insects #animals

At @nprbooks, I review An Immense World by @edyong209, about the sensory worlds of #animals from treehopper insects and electric fish to cows and dolphins and more. My summary: "It's a magnificent achievement." npr.org/2022/06/21/110… #books #scicomm #writersoftwitter

Today is #VeterinaryAppreciationDay and we want to recognize those dedicated to keeping our pets happy and healthy. Please thank your veterinary care providers the next time you see them ❤️

Vets want people to stop buying 'unhealthy' English bulldogs - CNN cnn.com/2022/06/15/hea…

If someone left their dog outside during an intense heat wave and the dog died from heat exhaustion, they would be prosecuted. Why does the beef industry get away with failing to provide shelter for cows during extreme weather? npr.org/2022/06/16/110…

@bjkingape @BookWorld A careful, thoughtful critique !

My review is up @BookWorld of Theresa Brown's cancer memoir HEALING. As a former cancer patient I admire her fiery call for greater compassion in US health care. washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/0… #cancer #oncology #healthcare #books

@bjkingape And… an endangered species.

Let me fix the headline: Magnificent tiger held in zoo killed after man enters unauthorized area wanting to pet the animal. #rethinkzoos #animals #animalrights thehill.com/homenews/state…

It’s that time of year again! Time to “ pardon your Turkey!” Reposting my 2019 Newsweek Op Ed here, with thanks to @NealYoung and @TheOpEdProject for all their help! newsweek.com/this-thanksgiv…