‘Tis the season of sweets, and as the days become shorter and there’s a chill in the air we will soon be graced with the presence of little ghouls, goblins, and minions, rapping on the door or ringing the bell: “Trick or treat! Give me something good to eat!” they’ll exclaim. But what is good to eat? To trick-or-treaters it’s candy, and loads of it, but what is one of the most common ingredients in these delectable goodies they demand? Palm oil. Palm oil comes from a species of palm tree (Elaeis guineensis), which originated in Africa. African palm as…
Author: Amanda Fuchs
Amanda Fuchs
Amanda Fuchs received a BA in Anthropology from Stony Brook University and an MA from Hunter College, CUNY, where she focused on ecological niche modeling of the genus Papio. She is currently a PhD student in Anthropology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Her main interests are baboon biogeography, movement ecology and spatial cognition, geographic information systems (GIS), and conservation biology. Her dissertation will focus on her research on Kinda baboons (P. kindae). In her free time she runs a non-profit, grassroots scholarship project for vulnerable and orphaned secondary school students in Ruarwe, Malawi. Amanda is also a surfer and rock climber. https://www.kamilarlab.org/people
