Very much enjoyed writing this essay on "Awe" for Big Think . A big thanks to Sylvia the Barbary macaque who helped me think this topic through. bigthink.com/the-well/awe-a…

Opening this May: World renowned photographer Sebastião Salgado presents Amazônia, a breath-taking photography exhibition celebrating the indigenous peoples and landscapes of the Brazilian rainforest. Free, book now: bit.ly/3DpzOaf

My project Mystic London on Nat Geo UK! Inside London’s secretive underground mystical scene nationalgeographic.co.uk/photography/20… via National Geographic UK

"Viral Theory" Freshly published in e-flux journal! e-flux.com/journal/130/ (I was the guest editor of the special issue) An outgrowth of the Coronavirus Multispecies Reading Group Group that @DrDumpsterDive helped me organize and so many of you participated in.

We're hiring! Postdoc Position (three years, deadline 25 jan) Università Ca' Foscari Venezia on #microbiome research in #China: urly.it/3rhpm.

Excited to start 2023 with a conversation with Soraya de Chadarevian (UCLA) on historical #narratives on #genomes and #microbiomes - how do they shape research questions and research agendas? @NICHE_Venice #humanities #anthropology #microbiomeresearch

My review of Science and Religion in India by #RennyThomas is out on Society and Culture in South Asia! Check it out Book Review: Renny Thomas, Science and Religion in India: Beyond Disenchantment …s-sagepub-com.manchester.idm.oclc.org/doi/10.1177/23…

Today our team went for a lab visit thanks to Segata Lab at CIBIO - UniTrento. Excited to exchange ideas on microbiome research and its social dimension with microbiologists!

Fourth National Conference SIAC - Italian Society of #CulturalAnthropology - CFPapers open until May 7 - we participate with a panel on the return of the social in #Biology "#molecularizing life": urly.it/3txgg

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Vamos falar do que realmente importa: a precariedade dos empregos acadêmicos no mundo todo? A falta de estabilidade mínima geográfica e financeira. A corrosão do sistema de pesquisa e ensino pela burocracia. A depressão em massa dos estudantes de pós-graduação.

#Congrats to our member Victor Secco on the defense of his #PhD thesis The University of Manchester titled "#Microbiology and #rituals in the waters of the #Ganges: The matter of life and death" #viva #anthropology #India

Pics from our 5-days retreat in Naples, kindly hosted by Donato Giovannelli and its team (European Research Council (ERC)). Sampling with them has been such a great fun. Enjoying food, beaches and wonderful landscapes, too! #naples #sampling #lablife #microbiomescience #geochemistry #microbiology

Pic of our Valentina Marcheselli and Victor Secco at the #EASST2024 at UvA Amsterdam: convening the panel on sampling practices as embedded and embodied science-in-the--making and knowledge #EASST4S2024

What is our role in the future of societal trust in science? #SciSoc2025 explores the impact of public involvement and the political/funding consequences of losing trust in science. 🗓️ 16 – 17 June 2025 📩 Submit abstract by 17 March 2025 ➡️ s.embl.org/sns25-01 📍 EMBL

Junte-se a nós em Salvador para discutir antropologias e microorganismos 🦠 🧫 🔬 na XV Reunião de Antropologia do Mercosul em agosto! shorturl.at/uKbev #anthrotwitter