Quote of the day
We owe something to extravagance, for thrift and adventure seldom go hand in hand.
Margaret Lock
Born: 1936 (age 88)
Bio: Margaret Lock is a distinguished Canadian medical anthropologist, known for her publications in connection with an anthropology of the body and embodiment, comparative epistemologies of medical knowledge and practice, and the global impact of emerging biomedical technologies.
Known for:
- An Anthropology of Biomedicine (2010)