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015 - Michael Frachetti

2 hour 1 minutes Posted Dec 10, 2019 at 8:03 pm.

Intro

Contemporary value of information

Real deal facts vs. Audience-friendly content

Authenticity of Wikipedia

It takes forever to fact check now

Knowing how to talk to people

Older generations strive for a longer childhood for their children

Captain Fantastic

The Tech Age

There’s no more remoteness

Generational differences

Instagram over-saturation

Getting too “preachy” on captions

What should social media be used for?

Growing up with martial arts

Seven Samurai

Meeting his archaeology mentor

Geographical Information Systems defined

Focusing on nomads

What is the purpose of Archaeology?

Re-contextualizing data from the perspective of different identities

Redefining what “civilization” means

Doug North on Institutions

Similarities between the lived experience in individuals

Audience for his new book

David Wengrow

The Utopian Paradox TEDx Talk

Shifting focus after publishing

Does popularity affect findings in archaeology?

Upside and downside of Guns, Germs & Steel

Michael Pollan

Developing writing skills

Nuance is necessary

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Michael Frachetti is a Professor of Anthropology at Washington University in St. Louis. His current projects include studies of medieval Silk Road cities of Uzbekistan and ancient maritime trade throughout SE Asia and Indian Ocean.

https://artsci.wustl.edu/faculty-staff/michael-frachetti

@mdfrachetti

22:30 - Captain Fantastic

50:00 - Seven Samurai

1:24:30 - Doug North on Institutions

1:31:30 - David Wengrow

1:33:30 - The Utopian Paradox TEDx Talk

1:49:30 - Upside and downside of Guns, Germs & Steel

1:51:00 - Michael Pollan

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