Jennifer Raff is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Kansas with a dual Ph. D. in anthropology and genetics and over fourteen years of experience in researching ancient and modern human DNA from the Americas. In addition to her research, she has been writing on issues of scientific literacy and anthropological research at her own website, Violent Metaphors, and for and Evolution Institute blogs for several years. Since 2019 she has been writing a monthly column for on emerging research in genetics and archaeology.
Marni Jameson
Back in 2003 -- and because it was cheaper than therapy -- I started writing a weekly column about all the frustrations I had with remodeling, decorating, managing a hectic household, buying and selling houses, getting a grip on clutter, and how to live beautifully on a journalist's budget. You know, problems like dealing with the tile mason who has a drinking problem, or the teen who wants to paint her room lime green and black, or the clearing out of my parents' home of 50 years in one week. In other words, the stuff of life, which always hits home.My newspaper column, which became nationally syndicated,...
Jennifer Raff
Jennifer Raff is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Kansas with a dual Ph. D. in anthropology and genetics and over fourteen years of experience in researching ancient and modern human DNA from the Americas. In addition to her research, she has been writing on issues of scientific literacy and anthropological research at her own website, Violent Metaphors, and for and Evolution Institute blogs for several years. Since 2019 she has been writing a monthly column for on emerging research in genetics and archaeology.
Marni Jameson
Back in 2003 -- and because it was cheaper than therapy -- I started writing a weekly column about all the frustrations I had with remodeling, decorating, managing a hectic household, buying and selling houses, getting a grip on clutter, and how to live beautifully on a journalist's budget. You know, problems like dealing with the tile mason who has a drinking problem, or the teen who wants to paint her room lime green and black, or the clearing out of my parents' home of 50 years in one week. In other words, the stuff of life, which always hits home.My newspaper column, which became nationally syndicated,...