Even TV cameras can't excite geologists
Kirsten Bell
anthropologist, not the actress.



- Sep 25
- 11 min
The baggage we carry

- Sep 18
- 3 min
Wired Autocomplete Interview

- Sep 11
- 5 min
How do I love thee? A letter to Google

- Sep 4
- 9 min
Til death do us fart: Farting and social relationships

- Aug 28
- 9 min
Polite Canadians: digging into the stereotype

- Aug 21
- 3 min
Imitation really IS the sincerest form of flattery: A letter to Gillian Tett

- Aug 14
- 9 min
I'm friendly, you're polite: Cultural differences in conceptions of politeness

- Aug 7
- 7 min
Stories from the video store trenches: Part II

- Jul 31
- 8 min
Stories from the video store trenches: Part I

- Jul 24
- 8 min
A meditation on eyebrows


- Jul 17
- 9 min
Cultural differences in complaining: 'moaning' vs 'whingeing'

- Jul 10
- 9 min
Anthropological tips on how to become a thought leader on LinkedIn

- Jul 3
- 7 min
Barbie and me: A love story


- Jun 26
- 5 min
What I actually said about Apple product launches


- Jun 19
- 8 min
'Alright' in Blighty: Culturally revealing greetings



- Jun 5
- 7 min
Four reasons why I probably should not have named my book 'Silent but Deadly'


- May 29
- 7 min
The case of the missing areolae

- May 22
- 3 min
Bell on Bell: HARDtalk