Author Archives: kchiou

AAPA cities

Posted on December 24, 2012 by kchiou

The annual meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists (AAPA) takes place in Knoxville, Tennessee in 2013. After checking the website, I saw that the AAPA keeps a list of past meeting locations, among other things. How often have the … Continue reading →

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Swarms

Posted on December 24, 2012 by kchiou

How do swarms of pedestrians, each with unique origins and destinations, maintain order in crowded urban environments? An article in last week’s Sunday Times explores this question and describes (but never mentions by name) the “boids” model by Craig Reynolds. In this … Continue reading →

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Watts, amps, and volts

Posted on December 19, 2012 by kchiou

At some point in your life, you may find yourself in dire need to centrifuge baboon blood during a power outage. Time is sensitive, so waiting for power to return is not an option. Luckily, you have a solar-powered system … Continue reading →

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New links in blogroll

Posted on December 18, 2012 by kchiou

Three new links added to the blogroll today, all of them from good friends and colleagues in primatology: Chris is Evopropinquitous and keeps probably the most entertaining blog by a primatologist or any other field biologist. His stories cover the cute, the … Continue reading →

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Pioneer Camp

Posted on May 8, 2011 by kchiou

I write this from Pioneer Camp, where I am staying during my limited time in Lusaka. Actually, Pioneer Camp is just outside of Lusaka, northeast of the city. I arrived with fellow baboon researcher Monica yesterday night, after a fairly … Continue reading →

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