Daniel Hansen

@danrhan.bsky.social

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(they/he) PhD candidate in anthropology @ the University of Chicago. Picts, "heritage," identity, early medieval Scotland. Otherwise: motorsport, baseball, mandolin, and birds. All views my own. Website: danrhan.com

Excerpt from Wikipedia page on Toab, Orkney suggesting that people from Toab are called "Toaboggans" (citation needed).
Wristwatch showing 2:25.
People marching in a snowstorm, featuring a handmade Minnesota flag.
Group of chest- and sarcophagus-type stećci, showing geometric designs and sword carvings.
Flag of Chicago. Four six-pointed red stars on a white field, framed above and below by two horizontal sky-blue bands.
Screenshot from reddit. User 1: "Cloudflare rn is down globally i think thats why you are unable to access it. User 2: This is bad.. User 3: HOW AM I GONNA DO MY ARABIC HOMEWORK User 4: im arab i can help LMFAO?
Interior--modernist, minimalist. Carpeted floor with low table surrounded by four chairs. Glass wall/windows reveal courtyard with greenery.
Drop-down menu with language names (e.g. Russian, Samoan, etc.) next to a flag emoji. Scots Gaelic, however, is next to an image of a glass of whisky.
Me--wearing Ferrari hat, white Ferrari shirt, and red bandana, standing at turn 1 at cota
Haas F1 car being lifted by crane while a big American flag waves in the background.
Video pans from my head to the track at COTA to show F1 cars going around
Google AI summary for a query about Pope Leo and Gaza, claiming that "As of October 2025, there is no Pope Leo. The current Pope is Francis."
Crowds of protesters at Broadview receive holy Communion from assembled clergy of multiple denominations. We sing Amazing Grace
Screen cap from Seinfeld: Back of the head of a grey-haired man (George Steinbrenner) sitting at his desk talking in the phone in a plush office, Yankees logo visible on the far wall.
ICE vehicle (black Dodge SUV) leaving the gate at Broadview detention facility.
Ask a friendly Amtrak employee for more information. Thank you once again for choosing Amtrak, we look forward to your visit.
Dear Anthropology faculty and student colleagues, As you know, at the end of last week, I met with Costas Nakassis, chair of the Department of Anthropology; Kelly Pollock, SSD Dean of Students; and Paul Poast, SSD Deputy Dean of Doctoral Education. During that meeting, I informed Costas that we will pause admissions to the Anthropology PhD program for Academic Year 2026-27. Acting with direction from the president and the provost, our division made this decision in light of the University’s budget challenges as well as the current and likely future effects of external changes in resources upon which our faculty, students, and staff depend. Importantly, all commitments (financial, advising, and research support) for current and incoming students in the program will remain in place. Pausing admissions for one year will provide the department with the capacity to adapt to a reduced cohort size going forward, and to consider changes to the curriculum and program structure that a changing cohort size will require. The innumerable accomplishments of Anthropology faculty, students, and alumni illustrate the eminence of this department. Although I understand that this pause may initially cause concern and frustration, this is a short-term measure to reinforce the foundation on which future generations of Anthropology doctoral students will build. With best wishes, With best wishes, Amanda Woodward Dean of the Division of the Social Sciences, University of Chicago William S. Gray Distinguished Service Professor of Psychology
Google AI overview that reads: "The term 'upper manbean stone' likely refers to a kidney stone located in the upper part of the urinary tract, specifically in the ureter. Kidney stones can cause pain in the back, side, or groin, and the location of the pain can indicate where the stone is situated. If a stone is in the upper part of the ureter, closer to the kidney, it may cause pain in the back or side."
Venn diagram with "University of Chicago's on-campus currency" and "Walk the Line (2005)" intersecting at "Phoenix Cash"
Sign in diner window advertising "smart juice", $6.99 for 33.8 oz.
Text from Wikipedia reading: "The Sea Lamprey has become such a big problem since the Lamprey is an invasive species; they must be controlled to keep the ecosystems in check and be given the best ability for survival.[8] Sea Lamprey will be controlled by a specific lampricide known as TFM. TFM kills sea lamprey largely; as the TFM has little to no impact to fish."
Bust of Zeno with speech bubble
Tombstone that reads: "Charles Leclerc 1997-2025: This is so incredibly frustrating. we’ve lost all competitiveness. You just have to listen to me, I would have found a different way of managing those issues. Now it's just undriveable. undriveable. It's a miracle if we finish on the podium."
Parody of the Facebook "marked safe" post that reads "Marked safe from Horner going to Ferrari (Today)"
AccuWeather MinuteCast forecast for Spa-Francorchamps circuit, predicting rain for next two hours.
Screenshot from my notifications that (unfortunately) reads "❤️RABBI DRINKS PUSSY JUICE LIKE GATORADE 💦" with a link to Discord.
Screenshot of Will Buxton and Santino Ferrucci standing in a cornfield somewhere.
Two stećci tombstones surrounded by a fence and historical flags.
Close-up of Sistine Chapel chimney and roof, with seagull sitting on the roof.
Screenshot of a paragraph of a journal article, reading: "Goffman consciously adopted a weaker notion of social order than that used in structural functionalism. For Goffman social organization consisted of the “ground rules’’ that regulate how individuals pursue their different interests, and he set out to study the ways in which those rules structure the flow of information during encounters. As is well known, Erving Goffman was careless with his concepts. Created with apparent ease, they were as easily abandoned, many of them only half finished. Goffman’s work is therefore impossible to systematize, and any attempt to derive a systematic sociology from it must cut into his writings in a highly selective fashion."
Title for the Wikipedia page on "Deer Abbey," with the note "Not to be confused with Dear Abby."
Picture of me, standing on a snowy street, wearing a Chicago Bears hat and dusted with snow.
Screenshot of Google Books preview of "The Picts and Their Symbols" by W. A. Cummins. Blurb reads (in error): The index identifies some 1,000 female characters who appear in novels, short stories, and plays about the American South. All of the major and some of the minor characters created by the most distinguished Southern writers are included..."
Overhead drone image of trees and bracken in autumn colors.