
The Lockdown Diaries

Scenarios of Change
Futurist Sanjay Khanna explores how global industry leaders think about and weigh the consequences of stability and profit.

Research Mixology
Airbnb’s Director of Research shares how he mixes research methods to enable unique and exciting real-world experiences for the platform’s users.

Making with Magic
Autoethnography, Art Practice and the Participation of Other-Than-Humans in Witchbody, by Sabrina Scott.

The Writing on the Wall
Art, ethnography, and community voice in LA’s Little Tokyo Historic District.

Syntax in the City
An urban design expert explains the science behind the signs and symbols of cities.

The Human Element at Microsoft
Speaking with Microsoft’s Sam Ladner about what it means to be a sociologist at the world’s biggest software company.

The EPIC2015 Conversation ↗
Epic People / 01.28.2016

Anthropology in Business ↗
American Anthropological Association / 03.11.2016
For business, what do anthropologists bring to the party?

Why Big Data is Actually Small, Personal and Very Human ↗
Aeon / 08.26.2016

Getting the Most Out of Ethnography for User Experience ↗
Medium / 08.31.2016
How reading ethnography has helped me to understand the power of observation and gain greater empathy with my users

On Being an Ethnographer ↗
Fersa, University of Cambridge Blog / 04.30.2017
Being an ethnographer, everyday and every moment can be a research moment. There is taking a break, but not turning off.

Spy vs Ethnographer
What happened to me when on stage, at a gathering of my ethnographic peers, where I was accused of being a spy.

Beyond the Disease
Unveiling how the struggle for identity can become a matter of life or death for young men living with hemophilia.

Bricolage in a Can
The story of one research team’s journey into the brand culture of alcoholic energy drinks.

Observations of an Observer
When shooting ethnographic photography I use my education and experience as a photojournalist. Here’s how.

A Taste of the Road
Bruno Moynie pursued that romantic fantasy of life on the road, in the American south, and shares his food with us.

Going Native: The Art of Ethnographic Filmmaking
To Bruno Moynié, ethnographic filmmaking is the art of immersion, the ability to accept and be accepted by the people you are filming.