"I heard an NPR story yesterday about the food in Aleppo, Syria one of the oldest cities in the world. It is considered the “Middle East gourmet capital” because it sits on the Silk Road, which carried spices in ancient times. Here is a…"

"This is a great book- Standage, Tom (2009) An Edible History of Humanity New York: Walker & Company"

"Eastern Oregon University has a great course on the Anthropology of Food & Nutrition ANTH 375 that is available online. Here is the link to the course http://twurl.nl/izy74h and to the school www.eou.edu which offers quite a few other anthro…"

"Have you seen Patti Sunderland and Rita Denny's book, Doing Anthropology in Consumer Research? Like it?"

"I'm interested in hearing if any members are applying anthropology in market research."

"I vacillate between wanting to do purely corporate (consumer) applied anthropology, and wanting to work outside doing cultural resource management. The thought of sitting at a desk full-time, shuffling papers is not very appealing. Combining the two…"

"That's an interesting question, and one I've struggled with for some time. I suppose it depends on your goals. 1. Do you want to teach? An MA is sufficient for teaching at the Community College level, but obviously a Ph.D. is needed to…"