Adam Netzer Zimmer, PhD

Northern lights in Iceland over a geothermal lagoon

Hopefully I'll start to post more often on here again 😅 but tonight's aurora show over my workplace was truly the best I've seen since moving to Iceland. I only caught the tail end of it with my camera, unfortunately.

The northern lights were amazing tonight over Reykjavík ❤️

Live video (not time-lapse) from around 19:45 this evening

Title slide for a PowerPoint, reading "Documenting the Disarticulated and Disrupted at the University of Iceland"

Thanks to the Nordic Network for Human Remains in Collections for letting me talk about our current work at the University of Iceland!

What the Dead Still Mean to the Living in Iceland YouTube video by Dr. Smiti Nathan

What can human remains reveal about connection, identity, and community in Iceland? 🏺 🧪

🎙️ Biomedical anthropologist, Dr. Adam Netzer-Zimmer @anetzerzimmer.bsky.social, shares how overlooked human remains are unearthing Iceland’s multifaceted relationship with the dead.

youtu.be/hmtd0vNI7aw

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Two people in academic robes smiling at the camera in a stadium full of people

Officially done with my PhD in biomedical anthropology! Shout-out to my PhD supervisor Dr. Whitney Battle-Baptiste for keeping me on track for over a decade at @umassamherst.bsky.social 🧪⚕️🤓

Person in grey rain gear giving a talk to a group of teenagers and their teachers at Iceland's Þingvellir National Park. In the background is a tall basalt cliff and the Icelandic flag.

I've had a great couple days leading an educational tour for middle school students from the US around Reykjavík, the Golden Circle, Þórufoss, Hveradalir Geothermal Area, & the 2021 Reykjanes eruption site❤️

The pic is me talking about the history of Iceland's parliament at Þingvellir National Park.

Mort lente par volcan Un anthropologue bioculturel partage de nouvelles recherches sur les risques à long terme des volcans en Islande —et comment y remédier.

Curieux de savoir comment archéologie et volcans se croisent en Islande? 🌋💀 Découvrez mon article pour SAPIENS à propos des recherches de Joe Walser sur les effets sur la santé des éruptions volcaniques, désormais traduit en français! 🧪
www.sapiens.org/fr/biology-f...

Oh! I didn't even think of that. Thanks!

Are any other bioarchs heading to the AAAs in New Orleans this coming fall? I'm hoping to find a session to present my PhD work on the skeletal collection housed at the Uni of Iceland’s medical school

Congrats!!

Women anthropologists, please apply!!! I did a Bibliometric analysis of the AJBA from 1918 to 2023. Recently, there was a more equal number of papers between women and men with the current editor Dr. Trudy Turner. Another woman anthropologist will hopefully continue the momentum

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The entire soundtrack of this show was so good!

And thanks to the SAPIENS staff for providing translations!

Muerte lenta por volcán Un antropólogo comparte nuevas investigaciones sobre los sorprendentes peligros a largo plazo de los volcanes en Islandia y cómo afrontarlos.

Lee mi artículo "Muerte lenta por volcán" 🌋🧪💀 sobre el envenenamiento por metales pesados en esqueletos islandeses aquí
sapiens.org/es/biology-es/iceland-volcanoes-anthropology-hazards/

I'm glad to finally reconnect on here!

Slow Death by Volcano A biocultural anthropologist shares new research on the surprising long-term hazards of volcanoes in Iceland—and how to address them.

And if you're following because of Iceland’s recent volcanic eruptions 🌋 ...

Check out this piece I wrote about how our skeletons can reveal the hidden dangers of volcanoes www.sapiens.org/biology/icel...

A Story of Icelandic Skulls An anthropologist journeys to the Arctic Circle and finds a surprising story about the human remains that end up in museum collections.

Wow, I was not expecting a sudden influx of followers! Welcome, all!

If you're curious about my work, check out "A Story of Icelandic Skulls" that I produced through the SAPIENS science communication fellowship:
www.sapiens.org/archaeology/...

A Story of Icelandic Skulls An anthropologist journeys to the Arctic Circle and finds a surprising story about the human remains that end up in museum collections.

Thanks so much for this, Dr. Fitzharris! If you're curious about my research, you can check out "A Story of Icelandic Skulls" - a podcast episode I produced through the amazing SAPIENS science communication program
www.sapiens.org/archaeology/...

I'm still starting out with public science writing, but I'd love to get added to a future list!

Hi there! I'm a biocultural anthropologist and I'd love to be added to the feed! people.umass.edu/azimmer

Photo of SK in a forest in Pennsylvania, wearing a tie dyed field shirt from the 2017 grassland bird Konza Crew and holding a large sparrow that is black on one side of the body and brown on the other.

Here is a photo of a trans non-binary biologist (me) holding a bird (Eastern Towhee) that is likely a bilateral gynandromorph-- a fusion of cells with female-type chromosomes and cells with male-type chromosomes in one bird!

Biological sex and human gender diversity is real and wonderful ❤️🏳️‍⚧️

Any tips or literature recs would be so appreciated!

Museum/anatomy peeps - Does anyone have experience with conserving and/or restoring the hardware on an antique Beauchēne mount (an "exploded skull")?

CALL OUT 🏺

We'd be grateful to hear of any opportunities in New Mexico for Trans folks with paleobotanical expertise so they can relocate.

Please email: blacktrowelcollective@gmail.com

Forgot to add: U Wisconsin’s Gender & Women’s Studies Dept. is accepting applications for their Wittig Postdoc in Feminist Biology, due Feb. 14.

It’s been a minute (omg nearly a decade 😱) since I was in this role, but if my experience can answer any questions, let me know.

I'm very excited to check this new book out!

Screenshot of dissertation title page

The dissertation is defended, the paperwork is filed, and my manuscript is formatted for @umasslibraries.bsky.social . There always seems to be another step in any PhD program, but (I think?) I'm now truly done!

BioAnth students - Are you interested in getting more involved in our national organizations? Run for the Biological Anthropology Section Student Seat of AAA!

I've been our Student rep for 2 years now & it's been great learning the ins and outs and is great for networking! #AAA2024Tampa