Thoughts on our love-hate relationship with potatoes.| silentbutdeadly.substack.com
Reflections on the social dynamics of farting amongst strangers.| silentbutdeadly.substack.com
Some anthropological reflections on beards.| silentbutdeadly.substack.com
An anthropological examination of the relationship between branding and magical thought.| silentbutdeadly.substack.com
An anthropological exploration of scents, bodily odours and scent-free policies.| silentbutdeadly.substack.com
An anthropological analysis of why washing dishes is such a loaded topic.| silentbutdeadly.substack.com
A personal account of the insanity of Amazon reviews. And dentists.| silentbutdeadly.substack.com
An anthropological examination of the language our curtains speak.| silentbutdeadly.substack.com
An anthropological analysis of why European-derived cultures embraced sitting to defecate.| silentbutdeadly.substack.com
An anthropological look at civet poo coffee and our secret fascination with faeces and other reviled bodily emissions.| silentbutdeadly.substack.com
An anthropological of examination of showers, baths and bubble baths and the fact that our daily ablutions are more about purity than hygiene.| silentbutdeadly.substack.com
More reflections on the etiquette of seating in public space, especially when it comes to claiming additional seats on transit, at airports and on beaches.| silentbutdeadly.substack.com
A discussion of mirrors and humans' distinctive relationship with them.| Silent but Deadly
This piece reflects on illeism (speaking about oneself in the third person) and why on earth it's so common amongst parents.| Silent but Deadly
An anthropological analysis of the complicated dynamics of requesting and offering seats on public transit.| Silent but Deadly
This post explores why certain categories of insult are universal, focusing primarily on the frequency of sex, excretions and animals in insults hurled around the world, and similarly prominent role of animals in our terms of malignment.| Silent but Deadly
Anthropological reflections on insults, especially the terms 'asshole' and 'wanker', which are not the straight synonyms they appear.| Silent but Deadly
An anthropologist from a family of geologists provides her take on the profession.| Silent but Deadly
Some anthropological reflections on the Australian tendency to use hypocoristics (diminutives) and the growing frequency with which they are used.| Silent but Deadly
An anthropological analysis of our attitudes towards urine - especially in toilets, showers and, er, sinks.| silentbutdeadly.substack.com
Anthropological reflections on some of the reasons why a growing number of people don't use headphones on transit and why we find it so annoying.| silentbutdeadly.substack.com
We often talk about 'lucky' and 'unlucky' numbers. Well, this piece introduces you to the concept of 'embarrassing' numbers, and my personal travails with the number 2.| silentbutdeadly.substack.com
An analysis of why people rarely complain about being given crappy haircuts at barber shops and hair salons.| silentbutdeadly.substack.com
An anthropological analysis of the meanings of saliva and its role in marking social relationships.| silentbutdeadly.substack.com
An anthropological analysis of the curious qualities of laughter and its difference from humour.| silentbutdeadly.substack.com
