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![In Brazil, scientists, students, advocates, and journalists show us how to deal with sexual abuse cases. [Update Dec 13: Avilla has been suspended by his department pending a university investigation]](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjl6iNVuyKy3KsQJgdCiutZBOlx4SKpdGb4yzT4JdFDDn1txN_z7u2KM5y76Lv9FJ-nfRjCOdVlqLxhzrbk7EL-JP2OVchA3lAwR2-PKUQoJnm1GWb4OfWktDXwAJVe5zZmpGpCB9QevPqbEWJ2osa2RqHTge3AfaVbH4vPOGkD09y2Upfgf8uV9kEXSQ=w680)
In Brazil, scientists, students, advocates, and journalists show us how to deal with sexual abuse cases. [Update Dec 13: Avilla has been suspended by his department pending a university investigation]
Earlier this month, I reported on a shocking number of sexual harassment, assault, and bullying accusations against paleontologist Leonardo Avilla o…
Read more![Brazilian scientists and students say enough is enough from a paleontologist well known for sexual harassment and bullying of students [Update Dec 6: UNIRIO students call for action, unity, and offer help to victims]](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZU_TcoIKz4k/YavbjE5-lyI/AAAAAAAAOHQ/J5PXwN2reW8aYjfsFjvtokbE9xs9qGp4ACNcBGAsYHQ/w680/Avilla.jpg)
Brazilian scientists and students say enough is enough from a paleontologist well known for sexual harassment and bullying of students [Update Dec 6: UNIRIO students call for action, unity, and offer help to victims]
Leonardo Avilla/ UNIRIO Leonardo Avilla is a paleontologist at the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil (UNIRIO). He specializ…
Read more![The Strange Case of the Montecito Mudslide Human Remains [Updated Nov 1]. [See Comments for some pertinent observations]](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wsiSJsghsWA/YXmi4VTcRXI/AAAAAAAAOC0/zPtyWQInGTsP2ORA12CAYNxAjaEwphDYQCNcBGAsYHQ/w680/Montecito%2Bmudslide.jpeg)
The Strange Case of the Montecito Mudslide Human Remains [Updated Nov 1]. [See Comments for some pertinent observations]
Montecito mudslide, Jan 2018/ U.S. Coast Guard photo/ Wikimedia Commons Early in the morning of January 9, 2018, the wealthy suburb of Montecito, Cal…
Read more![#MeToo journalist declares settlement agreement with UC Santa Barbara archaeologist accused of misconduct to be null and void [Updated Oct 23, 2021]](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S3bjU02lTSw/YXCdKo_1T5I/AAAAAAAAOCQ/f4bcc-tgAq4Dhowoc669onAKK74gTLO1ACNcBGAsYHQ/w680/Kurin%2BReddit%2Battack%2Bon%2BBalter.jpeg)
#MeToo journalist declares settlement agreement with UC Santa Barbara archaeologist accused of misconduct to be null and void [Updated Oct 23, 2021]
This past July, I settled a defamation suit against me, filed by University of California, Santa Barbara archaeologist Danielle Kurin in June 2020,…
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Journalists are friends of the First Amendment, and of courts that uphold it against bogus defamation claims.
As readers of this blog know, I often post here on #MeToo matters. That will still be the case with most original investigations. However, I am incre…
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A warning to students in archaeology and anthropology: Enmanuel Gomez Choque
Enmanuel Gomez Choque As readers of this blog know, one of its primary purposes is to report on investigations of sexual harassers, abusers, and bull…
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The latest on Ran Boytner, former executive director of the Institute for Field Research
For those who have followed the events of the past year or two concerning the Institute for Field Research and its former director, a colleague write…
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Recent posts on "Words for the Wise" -- the newsletter for those whose interests know no bounds.
The past two weeks have seen a wide mix of topics on "Words for the Wise," which is what the newsletter is all about: Everything from sc…
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My book about Neolithic Catalhoyuk in Turkey and the origins of civilization, the paperback edition. For more information about it, please visit MY WEB SITE
- Michael Balter
- I have been a working journalist for more than 40 years, beginning in Los Angeles as an investigative reporter and then in Paris as a travel, food, and science writer. For more than 20 years I have covered anthropology and archaeology writer for Science, Audubon, Scientific American, SAPIENS, and other publications. I have also covered sexual misconduct for The Verge, Scientific American, and others; I write about mental health, especially schizophrenia; and I engage in occasional media criticism. I returned to the USA in October 2017 after 30 years in Paris, and now live in the New York City area, where I currently teach journalism at City College of New York (I previously taught journalism at Boston University and New York University.) For more about me and what I do, copies of my articles, information about my book, and other goodies, please visit MY WEB SITE
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